Short-tailed Akalat
Sheppardia poensis(Alexander, B, 1903)
English (US) Short-tailed Akalat
The Short-tailed Akalat (Sheppardia poensis) 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 poensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-tailed Akalat
- Described by
- (Alexander, B, 1903)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Sheppardia poensis granti
- Sheppardia poensis poensis
- Sheppardia poensis kungwensis
- Sheppardia poensis kaboboensis
- Sheppardia poensis schoutedeni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Callene poensis
- Described by
- (Alexander, B, 1903)
- Type locality
- Bilelipi, nee Cossypha poensis Strickland, 1844.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 13 p.37
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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