How big is an Iringa Akalat?

The Iringa Akalat is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.

Where can you see an Iringa Akalat?

The Iringa Akalat is endemic to Tanzania, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to an Iringa Akalat?

The Iringa Akalat is most easily confused with the Gabela Akalat, the Rubeho Akalat and the Lowland Akalat.

Is the Iringa Akalat endangered?

The Iringa Akalat is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Iringa Akalat

Sheppardia lowei

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

The Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in Tanzania, weighing about 18 g. The Iringa akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest18 g

Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, einige Rechte vorbehalten (CC BY), hochgeladen von Tom Field · cc-by

Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei), photo 2 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei), photo 3 — Photo: Kiure, Jacob · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Iringa Akalat (Sheppardia lowei), photo 4 — Photo: Kiure, Jacob · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Iringa Akalat

The Iringa akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Iringa Region of Tanzania. The species is named after the collector Willoughby Prescott Lowe.

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Where it lives

Tanzania

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Iringa Akalat look like?: The Iringa akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is an Iringa Akalat?: The Iringa Akalat is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
Where can you see an Iringa Akalat?: The Iringa Akalat is endemic to Tanzania, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to an Iringa Akalat?: The Iringa Akalat is most easily confused with the Gabela Akalat, the Rubeho Akalat and the Lowland Akalat.
Is the Iringa Akalat endangered?: The Iringa Akalat is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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