- genus Pitta
- nountype genus of the Pittidae; a large genus of birds of southern Asia and Australia and adjacent islands• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Pittidae, ↑family Pittidae
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genus Pitta
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Pitta (bird) — Taxobox name = Pittas image width = 240px image caption = Indian Pitta regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Tyranni familia = Pittidae familia authority = Swainson, 1831 genus = Pitta genus authority … Wikipedia
pitta — /pit euh/, n. any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests. [1830 40; < Telugu pitta bird] * * * ▪ bird any of about 23 species of exceptionally colourful Old World … Universalium
pitta — pitta1 [ pɪtə] (also pitta bread, N. Amer. pita) noun flat, hollow slightly leavened bread which can be split open to hold a filling. Origin mod. Gk, lit. cake or pie . pitta2 [ pɪtə] noun a small ground dwelling thrush like bird with brightly… … English new terms dictionary
Pitta — may stand for:* Pitta (bird) , a genus of tropical birds *Pitta (island), an island in the Dodecanese archipelago, in the Aegean Sea *Pitta is one of the three dosha in Ayurvedic medicine. It corresponds to fire *Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta, a… … Wikipedia
Pitta-like Ground-roller — Taxobox name = Pitta like Ground roller status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Coraciiformes familia = Brachypteraciidae genus = Atelornis species = A. pittoides binomial = Atelornis… … Wikipedia
Mangrove Pitta — by Gould Richter, 1850 1854 Conservation status … Wikipedia
Gurney's Pitta — Taxobox name = Gurney s Pitta status = EN status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Pittidae genus = Pitta species = P. gurneyi binomial = Pitta gurneyi binomial authority = Hume,… … Wikipedia
Banded Pitta — male nominate subspecies Conservation status … Wikipedia
Noisy Pitta — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Superb Pitta — Taxobox name = Superb Pitta status = VU status system = iucn3.1 trend = unknown regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Pittidae genus = Pitta species = P. superba binomial = Pitta superba binomial… … Wikipedia
