Minahasa Hooded Pitta (Pitta forsteni)
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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

  1. Tangkoko Batuangus NR – Forest andIndonesia9 records
  2. Dumoga-Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) NP – TambunIndonesia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia

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).

Minahasa Hooded Pitta

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