Pittidae

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Translingual

Pitta sordida

Etymology

Pitta +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Pittidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the pittas.

Usage notes

Following a 2006 study, a number of species, previously in genus Pitta, were reclassified into two newly created genera.

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References

  • Pittidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Pittidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Category:Pittidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  • Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006) “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta, volume 35, →DOI, pages 567–580