The African pitta is an Afrotropical bird of the family Pittidae. It is a locally common to uncommon species, resident and migratory in the west, and an intra-African migrant between equatorial and southeastern Africa. They are elusive and hard to observe despite their brightly coloured plumage, and their loud, explosive calls are infrequently heard. The plump, somewhat thrush-like birds forage on leaf litter under the canopy of riparian or coastal forest and thickets, or in climax miombo forest. They spend much time during mornings and at dusk scratching in leaf litter or around termitaria, or may stand motionless for long periods. Following rains breeding birds call and display from the mid-canopy. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1816
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
4 p.356
Protonym:
Pitta angolensis
Type locality:
Angola.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21107566
Avibase ID:
373286B27BD99C82
Avibase ID:
avibase-373286B2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/373286B2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562220
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Brève d'Angola ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Brève de l'Angola ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): African Pitta ( Pitta angolensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitta angolensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pitta angolensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pitta [angolensis or reichenowi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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