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Passeriformes / Pittidae / Pitta

African Pitta

Pitta angolensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (afrpit1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pittidae
Genus: Pitta

Subspecies (3)

Pitta angolensis angolensis

southwestern Cameroon to Gabon, northwestern Angola, and western Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pitta angolensis longipennis

intratropical migrant (southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to eastern South Africa)
Pitta angolensis pulih

Sierra Leone and southeastern Guinea to western Cameroon

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (afrpit1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.