East Coast Akalat
Sheppardia gunningiHaagner, AK, 1909
English (US) East Coast Akalat
The East Coast Akalat (Sheppardia gunningi) 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 gunningi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- East Coast Akalat
- Described by
- Haagner, AK, 1909
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Sheppardia gunningi sokokensis
- Sheppardia gunningi alticola
- Sheppardia gunningi bensoni
- Sheppardia gunningi gunningi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Haagner, AK, 1909
- Type locality
- Mzimbiti, near Beira.
- Original description
- Annals of the Transvaal Museum 1 p.180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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