East Coast Akalat (Sheppardia gunningi)
About the East Coast 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. BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26. BirdLife International (2007b): East Coast Akalat - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-28.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 29 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-ND · 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusrecording
- African BroadbillSmithornis capensisrecording
- African GoshawkAccipiter tachirorecording
- African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicarecording
- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimprecording
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.