African Pitta

Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park

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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	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
4	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
5	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
6	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
8	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
9	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
11	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
12	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
13	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

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

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.