Overview
Comprehensive Description
Description
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Distribution
West Africa (resident): Guinea - W Cameroon - NW Angola (pulih, angolensis)
East Africa (intra-African migrant): breeds in SE DR Congo, S Tanzania to E Zambia, and NE South Africa, migrating north to region from NE DR Congo and S Central African Republic to S Kenya (longipennis); vagrant rest of E South Africa, 1 record Ethiopia.
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Ecology
Habitat
Migration
Resident (West Africa) and intra-African migrant (East Africa)
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Version
Year Assessed
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Justification
History
- 2008Least Concern
- 2004Least Concern
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Trends
Population
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Wikipedia
African Pitta
The African Pitta (Pitta angolensis) is a species of bird in the Pittidae family.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is a migratory species,and while it breeds in Tanzania and Southern Africa,it also migrates to the Congo Basin farther north.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Pitta angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- Encyclopedia of Animals: Mammals,Birds,Reptiles and Amphibians. Harold G. Cogger, Edwin Gould, Joseph Forshaw
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