Equatorial Akalat
Sheppardia aequatorialis(Jackson, FJ, 1906)
English (US) Equatorial Akalat
The Equatorial Akalat (Sheppardia aequatorialis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sheppardia aequatorialis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Equatorial Akalat
- Described by
- (Jackson, FJ, 1906)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sheppardia aequatorialis acholiensis
- Sheppardia aequatorialis aequatorialis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Callene aequatorialis
- Described by
- (Jackson, FJ, 1906)
- Type locality
- Kericho, Lumbwa.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 16 p.46
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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