Gabela Akalat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Gabela Akalat is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Gabela Akalat (Sheppardia gabela) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Angola. The name is, in part, derived from the town where they were first observed. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Sheppardia gabela. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. More

Gabela akalat on a branch Gabela akalat on a branchPrint factsheet Facts - French: Akalat De Gabela Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Muscicapidae Genus Sheppardia (1) Size More

Images Gabela akalat on a branch Akalats are small, rather short-tailed robins. This akalat, named after the town near which it was discovered, has drab brown plumage, with an indistinct brown breast band, and a contrasting whitish throat and pale belly. It has long legs, an ... More

Gabela Akalat, Gabela Akelat, Gabelia Akalat Common Names in German: Gabelarötel Description - Habitat Biome: Terrestrial Ecology: It is found in the dense understorey of a few remaining primary and secondary forest patches. It has been observed in scrubby edges of managed "coffee forest", but is probably dependent on nearby, more intact forest. More

The Gabela Akalat (Sheppardia gabela) is endemic to Angola, a country in south-central Africa. Its name is, in part, derived from the town where they were first observed. This species is threatened by habitat loss. - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

evening, an agitated, flycatcher-like Gabela Akalat was spotted in the undergrowth. Not bad for a gentle introduction. As the sky lightened above Njelo Mountain on our first morning at Kumbira, we set off towards its rocky slopes. We kept up a healthy pace, and after just an hour and a half emerged above the treeline, well ahead of the sun. Another 30 minutes later and we were in position. More

Gabela Akalat The Gabela Akalat (Sheppardia gabela) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Angola.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

The Gabela Akalat (Sheppardia gabela) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Angola. The name is, in part, derived from the town ... - 4. flickr.com Yoga sunset silhouette on Flickr - Photo Sharing! | view site >> More yoga on the beach at sunset. I was really happy with how this picture turned out. - 5. flickr. More

and Gabela Akalat, which was the second most common species captured in mist nets. The Kumbira Forest is home to most of the endemic and threatened bird species known from the Gabela IBA and deserves immediate official protection, detailed research, and community-based conservation. More

Alternate common name(s): Gabela Akalat, Gabela Akelat, Gabela Robin Old scientific name(s): Erithacus gabela, Muscicapa gabela Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Wc. Angola; Restricted range; Gabela escarpment of the Njelo Mountain near Conda s. of Gabela, Cuanza sul Province. More

Melaenornis brunneus Gabela Akalat Sheppardia gabela Angola Cave-Chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei Pulitzer's Longbill Macrosphenus pulitzeri Montane Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris ludovicensis useful reading Birds of Angola - WRJ Dean 2000 BOU - A monumental avifauna covering this hugely ornithologically neglected country. Angola is extremely bird-rich (over 900 species) and has a range of biomes and ecosystems that are almost unequalled in Africa. 2000. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Muscicapidae
Genus : Sheppardia
Species : gabela
Authority : (Rand, 1957)