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, courtesy of Tony Evans. The middle adult was in Dar es Salaam, courtesy of Jan van den Hombergh. The juvenile (3rd row) was seen at Magongo Hill west of Arusha, courtesy of Anabel Harries. The displaying pitta (Zimbabwe) is courtesy of Andre van den Merwe. The bottom two photos (Maji ya Chai) are courtesy of Frank Priscus Shirima.
 
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All unattributed images on this website are:
copyright © 2001-25 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, Frank Priscus Shirima

Last Update this page: 6-02-25