Malayan Banded Pitta
Hydrornis irena
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The Malayan banded pitta is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. Other common names include the blue-tailed pitta, the Irene's pitta, the banded pitta and the Van den Bosch's pitta. It is found in Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean and Javan banded pittas, together they were referred to as the banded pitta, but now they are considered to be separate species.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pittidae
- Genus
- Hydrornis