Hydrornis gurneyi Hume, 1875
Gurney’s pitta, Black-breasted pitta
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Pitta gurneyi Hume, 1875
Conservation Status
Last record: 1936 or 1952
Rediscovered in 1986
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Myanmar (=Burma) and Thailand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hume, Allan Octavian. (1875). Novelties?. Stray Feathers 3: 296-303.
Other references:
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