Bocage's Akalat

Sheppardia bocagei (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870)

18 gWeight

Bocage's akalat (Sheppardia bocagei) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Most records: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Angola

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Bocage's Akalat has been recorded at 11 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bakossi Mountains – Kodmin ForestCameroon58 records
BBPP Research Station – MokaEquatorial Guinea46 records
Mt. Moco Reserve IBAAngola37 records

More places

Mutinondo WildernessZambia26 records
Mt. KupeCameroon21 records
TundavalaAngola12 records
Mt. Kupe – Max's trailCameroon12 records
RC de la Caldera de Luba – North (American) CampEquatorial Guinea10 records
Mt. Cameroon – Guinness TrackCameroon7 records
Sendero de Pico BiaoEquatorial Guinea4 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Angola Zambia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Bocage's akalat (Sheppardia bocagei) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. 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 montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the Bocage's Akalat?

The Bocage's Akalat weighs around 18 g.

Where does the Bocage's Akalat live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern DR Congo and western Tanzania to western Angola and northern Zambia. It is most often recorded in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Angola.