East Coast Akalat

Sheppardia gunningi

近危雀形目鹟科

分类位置

雀形目›鹟科›SheppardiaEast Coast Akalat

同属物种

Grey-winged Robin-Chat

Lowland Akalat

Sharpe's Akalat

形态与习性

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 do