Red-bellied pitta has been split into the following species:Philippine pitta, Erythropitta erythrogaster Sula pitta, Erythropitta dohertyi Sulawesi pitta, Erythropitta celebensis Siau pitta, Erythropitta palliceps Sangihe pitta, Erythropitta caeruleitorques South Moluccan pitta, Erythropitta rubrinucha North Moluccan pitta, Erythropitta rufiventris Louisiade pitta, Erythropitta meeki Bismarck pitta, Erythropitta novaehibernicae Papuan pitta, Erythropitta macklotii