page_title: Papuan pitta
hierarchical_section_title: Papuan pitta
caption_attribution_description: Pitta erythrogaster macklotii Temminck, 1834
context_page_description: The Papuan pitta is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and the northern Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
context_section_description: The Papuan pitta (Erythropitta macklotii) is a species of pitta. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta.  It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and the northern Cape York Peninsula.  Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.  It is threatened by habitat loss.
caption: Adult male specimen from northwestern New Guinea, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center
exif: {}