
Minahasa Hooded Pitta
Pitta forsteni (Bonaparte, 1850)
The Minahasa hooded pitta (Pitta forsteni) is a species of passerine bird in the pitta family Pittidae that is endemic to the Minahasa Peninsula at the north of the island of Sulawesi.
Most records: Indonesia
Where and when it's recorded
Minahasa Hooded Pitta has been recorded at 2 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest andIndonesia9 records
- Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TambunIndonesia1 record
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Minahasa hooded pitta (Pitta forsteni) is a species of passerine bird in the pitta family Pittidae that is endemic to the Minahasa Peninsula at the north of the island of Sulawesi.
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Questions
Where does the Minahasa Hooded Pitta live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: northern Sulawesi. It is most often recorded in Indonesia.
What family is the Minahasa Hooded Pitta in?
It belongs to the family Pittas (Pittidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Australasia: northern Sulawesi
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Pittas Pittidae
- Genus
- Pitta
Other birds in the genus Pitta
African PittaPitta angolensis
Green-breasted PittaPitta reichenowi
Indian PittaPitta brachyura
Blue-winged PittaPitta moluccensis
Mangrove PittaPitta megarhyncha
Western Hooded PittaPitta sordida
Nicobar Hooded PittaPitta abbotti
Eastern Hooded PittaPitta novaeguineae
Biak Hooded PittaPitta rosenbergii
Fairy PittaPitta nympha
Noisy PittaPitta versicolor
Ivory-breasted PittaPitta maxima
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