African Pitta
Pitta angolensis
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The African pitta is a forest bird that forages on the ground. The upper adult was seen in the Pugu Hills (4-12), courtesy of Tony Evans. The middle adult was in Dar es Salaam (4-12), courtesy of Jan van den Hombergh. The juvenile (3rd row) was seen at Magongo Hill west of Arusha (5-06), courtesy of Anabel Harries. The bottom photo of a displaying pitta (Zimbabwe, 12-19) is courtesy of Andre van den Merwe.
  
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All unattributed images on this website are:
copyright © 2001-24 Ron Eggert or David Peterson
All other images are the property of the indicated photographers:
Anabel Harries, Jan van den Hombergh, Tony Evans, Andre van den Merwe

Last Update this page: 4-27-20