Sula pitta
Erythropitta dohertyi (Rothschild, 1898)
The sula pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi) is a species in the family Pittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 72.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the sula pitta
- Weight
- 72.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sula pitta live?
Not recorded
What is the sula pitta?
The Sula pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi) is a species of the pitta. It was considered a subspecies of the red-bellied pitta. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in the Sula and Banggai Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is the sula pitta endangered?
The sula pitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the sula pitta classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPittidae
- genusErythropitta
- SpeciesErythropitta dohertyi (Rothschild, 1898)
Synonyms Erythropitta erythrogaster dohertyi, Pitta dohertyi, Pitta erythrogaster dohertyi
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- بيتا سولاArabic
- pita sulskáCzech
- MolukkenpittaGerman
- Sula-BlaubrustpittaGerman
- sulaa pitoEsperanto
- Pita de SulaSpanish
- Pita de las SulaSpanish
- kaeluspitaEstonian
- MustaposkipittaFinnish
- Brève des SulaFrench
- sulska pitaCroatian
- sula-szigeteki pittaHungarian
- Paok mopo sulaIndonesian
- Pitta di SulaItalian
- Pitta delle SulaItalian
- スラヤイロチョウJapanese
- Sulinė pitaLithuanian
- kurtaczek sulańskiPolish
- kurtaczek celebeskiPolish
- سولا نورنگاWestern Panjabi
- pita-das-sulaPortuguese
- Суланская питтаRussian
- Суласская питтаRussian
- Pita sa ostrva SulaSerbian
- sulajuveltrastSwedish
- Sula PittasıTurkish
- піта сулайськаUkrainian
- Đuôi cụt SulaVietnamese
- 苏拉八色鸫Chinese
- 苏拉岛八色鸫Chinese
- 蘇拉八色鳥Chinese
Relatives of the sula pitta
Other species in the same genus Erythropitta.
Philippine pitta
Erythropitta erythrogaster
Blue-banded pitta
Erythropitta arquata
Whiskered pitta
Erythropitta kochi
Graceful pitta
Erythropitta venusta
Garnet pitta
Erythropitta granatina
Black-crowned pitta
Erythropitta ussheri
CompareSula pitta vs Philippine pittaSula pitta vs Blue-banded pittaSula pitta vs Whiskered pittaSula pitta vs Graceful pitta
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sula pitta?
An adult sula pitta weighs 72.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sula pitta endangered?
The sula pitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the sula pitta?
The sula pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi) belongs to the family Pittidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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