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Short-tailed Akalat
Sheppardia poensis (Alexander, 1903)
18 gWeight
The short-tailed akalat (Sheppardia poensis) 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 short-tailed akalat (Sheppardia poensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has a scattered range throughout Central Africa. 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 Short-tailed Akalat?
The Short-tailed Akalat weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Short-tailed Akalat live?
Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Bioko Island to eastern DR Congo and western Tanzania.
Is the Short-tailed Akalat endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Short-tailed Akalat as Least Concern.
What does the Short-tailed Akalat eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Short-tailed 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
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 69 mm
- Tail
- 47 mm
- Bill
- 16 mm
- Tarsus
- 26 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: southeastern Nigeria and Bioko Island to eastern DR Congo and western 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
Iringa AkalatSheppardia lowei
Rubeho AkalatSheppardia aurantiithorax
East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi
Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei
Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocagei
Lowland AkalatSheppardia cyornithopsis
Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialis
Gabela AkalatSheppardia gabela
Grey-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
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