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Pitta schneideri (Schneider's Pitta)

Synonyms: Hydrornis schneideri (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Schneider's pitta (Pitta schneideri) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was rediscovered in 1988 after last being seen in 1918.
View Wikipedia Record: Pitta schneideri

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Pitta schneideri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
44
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.05309
EDGE Score: 3.5894
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Herbivore
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  90 %
Diet - Plants [1]  10 %
Forages - Ground [1]  100 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Sumatran lowland rain forests Indonesia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Gunung Leuser National Park II 2203368 Sumatra, Indonesia
Kerinci Seblat National Park II 3463483 Sumatra, Indonesia  
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra World Heritage Site 6412694 Indonesia      

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Batang Gadis Indonesia A1, A2, A3
Gunung Dempo Indonesia A1, A2, A3
Gunung Leuser Indonesia A1, A2, A3
Hutan Raya Bukit Barisan Indonesia A1, A2, A3
Kerinci Seblat Indonesia A1, A2, A3

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Sundaland Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0