Sulawesi Pitta

They placed the species in the genus Pitta and coined the binomial name Pitta celebensis, where the specific epithet is a former name for Sulawesi. The species is now placed in the genus Erythropitta that was introduced in 1854 by Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Three subspecies are recognised: E. c. celebensis (Müller, S & Schlegel, 1845) – Sulawesi, including Manterawu (=Mantehage. The Sulawesi pitta was formally described in 1845 by the German naturalists Salomon Müller and Hermann Schlegel based on a specimen collected by the Dutch narualist Eltio Alegondas Forsten near Tondano on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. (Wikipedia, general species account).

northwest of northeast Sulawesi), Togian Islands (between northeast and central east Sulawesi) and Buton (also Batung, south of southeast Sulawesi) E. c. palliceps (Brüggemann, 1876) – Siau Island and Tahulandang (northeast of Sulawesi, formerly considered as a separate species, the Siau pitta) E. c. caeruleitorques (Salvadori, 1876) – Sangihe Islands (northeast of Sulawesi, formerly considered as a separate species, the Sangihe pitta)) (Wikipedia, general species account).