Azure-breasted pitta (Pitta steerii) Description Pitta steerii
Date between 1850 and 1883
Source Gould, John, 1804-1881; Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909: Birds of Asia, Volume V, London,
Author John Gould (1804–1881), Henry Constantine Richter (1821–1902)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BirdsAsiaJohnGoVGoul_0304,_b.jpg
The azure-breasted pitta (Pitta steerii) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to the islands of Mindanao, Bohol, Leyte and Samar in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Pittidae.