African Pitta vs Black-faced Pitta

Pitta angolensis compared with Pitta anerythra

Key Differences

• African Pitta is Least Concern while Black-faced Pitta is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Pitta	Black-faced Pitta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Pittidae	Pittidae
Genus same	Pitta	Pitta
Species	Pitta angolensis	Pitta anerythra

Evolutionary Relationship

African Pitta and Black-faced Pitta share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pitta.

Conservation Status

African Pitta

LC — Least Concern

Black-faced Pitta

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Pitta	Black-faced Pitta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Pitta

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Black-faced Pitta

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African Pitta

The African Pitta (Pitta angolensis) is a species in the genus Pitta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Black-faced Pitta

The Black-faced Pitta (Pitta anerythra) is a species in the genus Pitta. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway