African pitta / Angolapitta (Pitta angolensis)

Wikipedia: African pitta Source: OTHER 1200px-African_Pitta_%28Pitta_angolensis%29%2C_Hwange_National_Park%2C_Zimbabwe.jpg
Classification: Genus Pitta; Family Pittas (Pittidae)
General: The African pitta (Pitta angolensis) is an Afrotropical bird of the family Pittidae. It is a locally common^[2] to uncommon species, resident and migratory in the west, and an intra-African migrant between equatorial and southeastern Africa.^[3] They are elusive and hard to observe despite their brightly coloured plumage,^[4] and their loud, explosive calls are infrequently heard. The plump, somewhat thrush-like birds^[5] forage on leaf litter under the canopy of riparian or coastal forest and thickets,^[6] or in climax miombo forest. They spend much time during mornings and at dusk scratching in leaf litter or around termitaria,^[7] or may stand motionless for long periods.^[8] Following rains^[9] breeding birds call and display from the mid-canopy.^[8] [more]

🔍 No documented observation