East coast akalat

East coast akalat
File:East Coast Akalat RWD.jpg
Specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Conservation status
File:Status iucn3.1 NT.svg Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix):	Sheppardia
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/SheppardiaS. gunningi
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/SheppardiaSheppardia gunningi Haagner, 1909

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).

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Live bird in Mozambique

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.

References

• 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.