Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii) - BirdLife species factsheet

Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Hydrornis elliotii (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Pitta elliotii.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Threatened

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	940,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.2 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be not uncommon, though very rare in some areas (Lambert and Woodcock 1996).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction (del Hoyo et al. 2003).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor
Cambodia	extant	native		yes
Laos	extant	native		yes
Thailand	extant	native	yes
Vietnam	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Cambodia	Snoul / Keo Sema / O Reang
Cambodia	Virachey
Laos	Dong Khanthung
Laos	Phou Xiang Thong
Laos	Upper Xe Kaman
Laos	Xe Khampho / Xe Pian
Laos	Xe Kong Plains
Vietnam	Bach Ma
Vietnam	Ban Bung
Vietnam	Ban Thi - Xuan Lac
Vietnam	Cat Loc
Vietnam	Cuc Phuong
Vietnam	Dakrong
Vietnam	Ke Bang
Vietnam	Ke Go
Vietnam	Khe Net
Vietnam	Kon Cha Rang
Vietnam	Lo Go - Xa Mat
Vietnam	Nam Cat Tien
Vietnam	Phong Dien
Vietnam	Phong Nha
Vietnam	Pu Mat
Vietnam	Truong Son
Vietnam	Vu Quang

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bar-bellied Pitta Hydrornis elliotii. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bar-bellied-pitta-hydrornis-elliotii on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.