How big is a Bocage's Akalat?

The Bocage's Akalat is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.

Where can you see a Bocage's Akalat?

The Bocage's Akalat occurs in 6 countries, including Zambia, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Congo - Kinshasa.

What birds look similar to a Bocage's Akalat?

The Bocage's Akalat is most easily confused with the Sharpe's Akalat, the Usambara Akalat and the East Coast Akalat.

Is the Bocage's Akalat endangered?

The Bocage's Akalat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Bocage's Akalat

Sheppardia bocagei

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 6 countries, weighing about 18 g. Bocage's akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEats invertebratesforestcavity nest18 g

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei), photo 1 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei), photo 2 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei), photo 3 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei), photo 4 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei), photo 5 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei), photo 6 — Photo: Kiure, Jacob · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei), photo 7 — Photo: Kiure, Jacob · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei), photo 8 — Photo: Andersen, Thorkild · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Bocage's Akalat

Bocage's akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where it lives

Zambia Angola Equatorial Guinea Cameroon Congo - Kinshasa Tanzania

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Bocage's Akalat look like?: Bocage's akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is a Bocage's Akalat?: The Bocage's Akalat is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
Where can you see a Bocage's Akalat?: The Bocage's Akalat occurs in 6 countries, including Zambia, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Congo - Kinshasa.
What birds look similar to a Bocage's Akalat?: The Bocage's Akalat is most easily confused with the Sharpe's Akalat, the Usambara Akalat and the East Coast Akalat.
Is the Bocage's Akalat endangered?: The Bocage's Akalat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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