Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei)

Other Scientific Names
Dryocichloides lowei [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Other Names (World)
Iringa Akalat, Iringa Alethe

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1941)

Habitat
Montane forest and thickets. From 1,350 - 2,450 m.

Range (Guide)

Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB).

Udzungwa Mts south to Livingstone Mts, in southern Tanzania.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through logging and agricultural expansion is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Elusive.

Voice
A whistled 'wree wree'. Alarm note is a 'tchak'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei) [XC429709]
by Frank Lambert from Uswun Unga Scarp Fores Nat Forest Reserve, above Uluti, Udzungwa Mts., Tanzania (song)

Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei) [XC116137]
by Frank Lambert from Nyumbanitu, Udzungwa Mts, Iringa Region, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
Formerly allocated to genus Dryocichloides along with Usambara Akalat (Sheppardia montana), with which was at one time considered conspecific. Has also been placed in Alethe. Biomolecular studies suggest that separate generic status for these and several other species may be appropriate.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Sharpe's Akalat (Sheppardia sharpei) which has orange tones on underparts, shorter tarsus (making it look smaller), which are flesh orange, and clear white eyebrow-stripe.

References
See References.

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JPG files for Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei) - 4 files

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