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| Steere's Pitta (Pitta steerii) |
| Common Names: babaqua (Visayan)
Discoverer: Category: ENDANGERED Habitat/Distribution: (2 rces): coelestis - Bohol, Leyte and Samar; sterii - Mindanao Habitat / Behavior: L 8"; A juvenile was recorded in June but generally breeding is unknown.
Call is a loud series of 5 or more notes whirp whirp whirp whirp whirp
lasting about 15 sec, with each series repeated every 4-5 sec when
actively calling (THF &RSK: P. Morris and N. Redman recordings) Photograph Information: Courtesy of the Oriental Bird Club[left]. Courtesy of the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by John A. Ruthven taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al.[right] |
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