Kingdom Animalia Genus Sheppardia Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Muscicapidae Scientific name Sheppardia gunningi Higher classification Akalat Order Passerine | |
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Similar Akalat, White‑chested alethe, Usambara akalat, Thyolo alethe, Gabela akalat | ||
The east coast akalat or Gunning's robin (Sheppardia gunningi) is a small passerine bird which can be found in the east of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique, and is named after J. W. B. Gunning.
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.
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