Family: Pittidae (Pittas)

Authority: (Sharpe, 1876)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c;C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This pitta qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a small, severely fragmented population, which is likely to be rapidly declining owing to the loss of its lowland forest habitat.

Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 252,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - shelf island
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial