非洲八色鸫

分类位置

同属物种

蓝胸八色鸫

Azure-breasted Pitta

黑脸八色鸫

Black-faced Pitta

蓝翅八色鸫

Blue-winged Pitta

华丽八色鸫

Elegant Pitta

仙八色鸫

Fairy Pitta

非洲绿胸八色鸫

Green-breasted Pitta

形态与习性

The African pitta (Pitta angolensis) is an Afrotropical bird of the family Pittidae. It is a locally common to uncommon species, resident and migratory in the west, and an intra-African migrant between equatorial and southeastern Africa. They are elusive and hard to observe despite their brightly coloured plumage, and their loud, explosive calls are infrequently heard. The plump, somewhat thrush-like birds forage on leaf litter under the canopy of riparian or coastal forest and thickets, or in c