Breve a ventre rouge, male. [Pitta erythrogaster Cuv.]

Rare engraving of the Philippine pitta,  from a specimen in the collection of Guillaume Laugier, baron de Chartrouse (1772-1843), botanist, ornithologist, politician and heritage guardian. Chartouse was one of Europe’s foremost private collectors of birds. Temminck (1778-1858), Dutch aristocrat and zoologist, contributed the most to the work. He also was the first director of the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden and is regarded as one of the foremost ornithologists of his time.

Common names: Philippine Pitta
Binomial name: Erythropitta erythrogaster
First described: Temminck 1823
Distribution: Philippines and Indonesia

From Temminck, Coenraad Jacob; Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d’oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon.