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Iringa Akalat
Sheppardia lowei (Grant, CHB & Mackworth-Praed, 1941)
18 gWeight
The Iringa akalat (Sheppardia lowei) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Iringa akalat (Sheppardia lowei) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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Questions
How big is the Iringa Akalat?
The Iringa Akalat weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Iringa Akalat live?
Its breeding range: Africa: dry montane forests of south-central Tanzania.
Is the Iringa Akalat endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Iringa Akalat as Near Threatened.
What does the Iringa Akalat eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Iringa Akalat in?
It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 18 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 69 mm
- Tail
- 57 mm
- Bill
- 15 mm
- Tarsus
- 30 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: dry montane forests of south-central Tanzania
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Sheppardia
Other birds in the genus Sheppardia
Usambara AkalatSheppardia montana
Rubeho AkalatSheppardia aurantiithorax
East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi
Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei
Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocagei
Short-tailed AkalatSheppardia poensis
Lowland AkalatSheppardia cyornithopsis
Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialis
Gabela AkalatSheppardia gabela
Grey-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
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