Akalats
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The akalats are medium-sized insectivorous birds in the genus Sheppardia. They were formerly placed in the thrush family, Turdidae, but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae.
These are African forest-dwelling species.
Species are:
- Bocage's Akalat, Sheppardia bocagei : The Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
- Lowland Akalat, Sheppardia cyornithopsis : The Lowland Akalat (Sheppardia cyornithopsis) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
- Equatorial Akalat, Sheppardia aequatorialis : The Equatorial Akalat (Sheppardia aequatorialis) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
- Sharpe's Akalat, Sheppardia sharpei : The Sharpe's Akalat (Sheppardia sharpei) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
- East Coast Akalat, Sheppardia gunningi : The East Coast Akalat or Gunning's Robin is a small passerine bird which can be found in the east of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. This species is a forest-dwelling insectivorous bird related to the small Old World flycatchers commonly known as chats; like these, it was formerly placed with the thrushes (Turdidae). The East Coast Akalat is affected by habitat loss. Having turned out to be more common than previously believed, it is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.
- Gabela Akalat, Sheppardia gabela : The Gabela Akalat (Sheppardia gabela) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Angola. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
- Usambara Akalat, Sheppardia montana : The Usambara Akalat (Sheppardia montana) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
- Iringa Akalat, Sheppardia lowei : The Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
- Rubeho Akalat, Sheppardia aurantiithorax
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