• Synonyms Angolan Pitta, Angola Pitta

African Pittabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Song, © Gareth K.
    Zimbabwe
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 7.
    Call, male, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see African Pitta

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion e, se, wc, w

African Pitta subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pitta angolensis angolensissw Cameroon to nw Angola-No
Pitta angolensis longipennisse DR Congo to se Tanzania and s to ne South Africato Central African Republic, n DR Congo and s KenyaNo
Pitta angolensis pulihSierra Leone to w Cameroon-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansAngolapitta
AzerbaijaniAnqola pittası
Catalanpita d'Angola
Chinese非洲八色鸫
Chinese (Traditional)非洲八色鳥
Croatiancrvenotrba pita
CzechPita angolská, pita africká
DanishAfrikansk Pitta
DutchAngolapitta, Angola-pitta
EsperantoAngola pito
Estonianaafrika pita
Finnishafrikanpitta
FrenchBrève d'Angola, Brève d’Angola, Brève à poitrine fauve, Brève de l'Angola
GermanAngolapitta, Angola Pitta
Hungarianafrikai pitta
IcelandicAngólupjátra
ItalianPitta africana
Japaneseアフリカヤイロチョウ
Lithuanianangolinė pita
Norwegianpraktpitta
Norwegian NynorskPraktpitta
Polishkurtaczek angolski
PortuguesePita-de-angola, pita-angolana
RussianАнгольская питта
SerbianAfrička pita
Slovakpita plavoprsá
SpanishPita angoleña, Pita Africana
SwahiliHinabuluu
SwedishAfrikansk pitta, afrikansk juveltrast
TurkishAfrika Pittası
Ukrainianпіта ангольська