Iringa Akalat

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

The Iringa Akalat is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Sheppardia lowei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. More

Link Iringa Akalat recorded at Mufu, Ndundulu in the West Kilombero Scaro Forest Reserve Folder TZ Bird Photos Bird photos taken around Tanzania. File Little Rush Warbler, Bradypterus baboecala (elgonensis?) This song was recorded in a small seasonally wet depression a few hundred meters east of the Simba Kopjies in Serengeti National park. More

The Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei) is endangered in its natural habitat in Tanzania due to habitat destruction. It is mainly found in subtropical or tropical moist montanes. - 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. If you would like to correct or update any of the information, please send us an e-mail. More

population of Iringa Akalat which occurs c. 150 km to the south, but further specimens collected in 2000 led to the description of the bird as a new species. The bird's English name relates to its type locality; the scientific name to the ochraceous colour on its throat and upper breast. More

mountains, c 150 km north of the range of Iringa Akalat S lowei, of which it was then assumed to represent an isolated population. In February 2000, Jacob Kiure collected a specimen in the Rubeho mountains and later more specimens in the Ukaguru mountains, and swiftly concluded that these birds were diagnosably distinct from Iringa Akalat, as well as from Usambara Akalat S montana, the other akalat restricted to high-altitude forest of the West Usamabara and Udzungwa mountains and adjacent highlands north of Lake Malawi. More

The Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

Iringa Akalat, Iringa Akelat, Iringa Ground Robin Description - Habitat Biome: Terrestrial Ecology: It is found in montane forest and thickets3 and is tolerant of some habitat disturbance . It is generally more abundant at higher altitudes3. Largely ground-dwelling, it forages in leaf-litter and sometimes gleans from trunks , vines and branches3. It regularly attends army-ant swarms and feeds on tiny insects flushed by the ants3. More