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 EN    Rubeho Akalat* Id (Atlas):
    Sheppardia aurantiithorax

Description (4)
Image of Rubeho Akalat
 

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Beresford, Fjeldså & Kiwe, 2004

Habitat
Understory of montane moist forest. From 1,800 - 2,200 m.

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

Central Tanzania, in Rubeho Highland, Wota Forest (Wota Mts) and Ukaguru Mts.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat loss through logging of large trees and clearance of forest for agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A harsh 'tchen' uttered in alarm, slightly deeper than that of Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei). Song is unknown.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

 
Rubeho Akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax) [XC514936]
     by Louis A. Hansen from Dibililo camp, Mafwemiro forest, Mpwapwa, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (call)

 
Rubeho Akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax) [XC440097]
     by Louis A. Hansen from Ukaguru Mts., Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
Molecular studies suggest most closely related to Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei), from which it is geographically separated by the Great Ruaha River gorge and it was initially thought to be an isolate of that species. The two may merit separate generic treatment.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rubeho Akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax) - 4 files


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