Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Erythropitta erythrogaster, Erythropitta inspeculata, Erythropitta caeruleitorques, Erythropitta palliceps, Erythropitta celebensis, Erythropitta rufiventris, Erythropitta rubrinucha, Erythropitta macklotii, Erythropitta meeki, Erythropitta gazellae, Erythropitta splendida and Erythropitta novaehibernicae (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as Pitta erythrogaster following Christidis & Boles (2008) and Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).
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.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
67 g |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. The species is reported to be common locally in some parts of Luzon, but apparently rare or overlooked on others (Lambert and Woodcock 1996).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing destruction of lowland evergreen forests within its restricted range (del Hoyo et al. 2003).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Philippine Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/philippine-pitta-erythropitta-erythrogaster on 03/12/2024.
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 03/12/2024.