African Pitta

African Pitta

Pitta angolensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Mana Pools National Park
38 Verified records at Mana Pools National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a African Pitta sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
4 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
6 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
12 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Pitta in Mana Pools National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a African Pitta sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Pitta in Mana Pools National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for African Pitta in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.

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