African Pitta Pitta angolensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (3)
Johannes Erritzoe and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Angolapitta |
| Catalan | pita d'Angola |
| Dutch | Angolese Pitta |
| English | African Pitta |
| English (United States) | African Pitta |
| French | Brève d'Angola |
| French (France) | Brève d'Angola |
| German | Angolapitta |
| Icelandic | Angólupjátra |
| Japanese | アフリカヤイロチョウ |
| Norwegian | praktpitta |
| Polish | kurtaczek angolski |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pita-africana |
| Russian | Ангольская питта |
| Serbian | Afrička pita |
| Slovak | pita plavoprsá |
| Spanish | Pita Angoleña |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pita angoleña |
| Swedish | afrikansk juveltrast |
| Turkish | Afrika Pittası |
| Ukrainian | Піта ангольська |
| Zulu | unothingo |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Pitta angolensis Vieillot, 1816
PROTONYM:
Pitta angolensis
Vieillot, 1816. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 4, p.356.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PITTA
- angolae / angolense / angolensis / angolica / angolicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Pitta
