Translingual

Pitta sordida

Proper noun

Pittidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the pittas.

Usage notes

Following a 2006 study, a number of species, previously in genus Pitta, were reclassified into two newly created genera.

Hyponyms

• (family): Erythropitta, Hydrornis, Pitta (genera)

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
• Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006), “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta, volume 35, DOI:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00249.x, pages 567–580