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Sharpe's Akalat (Sheppardia sharpei)

Sharpe's Akalat

Sheppardia sharpei

Least Concern

Overview

Sharpe's akalat (Sheppardia sharpei) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It was originally described by George Ernest Shelley in 1903 and currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is found in Tanzania and the northern parts of Zambia and Malawi. Its natural habitats include boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Did you know?

Both the common name and the specific epithet of this bird honour the English ornithologist and museum curator Richard Bowdler Sharpe.

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