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Rubeho Akalat
Sheppardia aurantiithorax Beresford, Fjeldså & Kiure, 2004
18 gWeight
The Rubeho akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax) is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region.
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 Rubeho akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax) is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region. The mountains are a part of the Eastern Arc of Tanzania. Akalats trapped in 1989 here were assumed to be an isolated population of Iringa akalat which occurs c. 150 km to the south, but further specimens collected in 2000 led to the description of the bird as a new species.
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Questions
How big is the Rubeho Akalat?
The Rubeho Akalat weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Rubeho Akalat live?
Its breeding range: Africa: montane forests of eastern Tanzania (Rubehos and Ukagura Mountains).
Is the Rubeho Akalat endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Rubeho Akalat as Endangered.
What does the Rubeho Akalat eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Rubeho 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
- Endangered
More measurements
- Wing
- 74 mm
- Tail
- 53 mm
- Bill
- 14 mm
- Tarsus
- 29 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: montane forests of eastern Tanzania (Rubehos and Ukagura Mountains)
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
Iringa AkalatSheppardia lowei
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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