Pitta

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Telugu పిట్ట (piṭṭa). === Proper noun === Pitta f A taxonomic genus within the family Pittidae – many of the pittas. ==== Usage notes ==== Following a 2006 study, a number of species previously in Pitta were reclassified into two newly created genera within family Pittidae. ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Pitta anerythra, Pitta angolensis, Pitta brachyura, Pitta dohertyi, Pitta elegans, Pitta iris, Pitta maxima, Pitta megarhyncha, Pitta moluccensis, Pitta nympha, Pitta reichenowi, Pitta sordida, Pitta steerii, Pitta superba, Pitta versicolor (species) === References === Pitta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pitta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Pitta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN. Irestedt, M., Ohlson, J. I., Zuccon, D., Källersjö, M. & Ericson, P. G. P. (2006), “Nuclear DNA from old collections of avian study skins reveals the evolutionary history of the Old World suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes)”, in Zoologica Scripta‎[1], volume 35, →DOI, pages 567–580 == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Pitta. === Proper noun === Pitta (plural Pittas) A surname from Italian. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Pitta is the 41426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Pitta is most common among White (72.95%), Asian/Pacific Islander (12.38%) and Hispanic/Latino (11.62%) individuals. === See also === Pitta-Pitta === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pitta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == Italian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpit.ta/ Rhymes: -itta Hyphenation: Pìt‧ta === Proper noun === Pitta m or f by sense a surname === Further reading === Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎[2]