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Pitta sordida mulleriBonaparte, 1850

Hooded pitta (mulleri)

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Sumatra
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1861. Brachiurus mulleri. Bp. Sumatra. 15] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 73.5.12.791. Pitta muelleri. Loc. Sumatra. Ex Coll. (Wallace).]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Sumatra.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Passeriformes: Pittidae (Pittas)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Pitta muelleri
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Sumatra
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring