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Gurney's pitta
 | Parts of this article (those related to the bird's likely extirpation from Thailand and recent rapid decline in Myanmar) need to be updated. (December 2023) |
| Gurney's pitta | |
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| Male in Khao Nor Chu Chi, Krabi, Thailand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pittidae |
| Genus: | Hydrornis |
| Species: | H. gurneyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrornis gurneyi (Hume, 1875)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gurney's pitta (Hydrornis gurneyi) (Thai: นกแต้วแร้วท้องดำ) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It breeds in the Malay Peninsula, with populations mainly in Myanmar. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British banker and amateur ornithologist John Henry Gurney (1819-1890). Its diet consists of slugs, insects, and earthworms.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Hydrornis gurneyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22698628A157110021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22698628A157110021.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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