How big is a Rubeho Akalat?

The Rubeho Akalat is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.

Where can you see a Rubeho Akalat?

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

What birds look similar to a Rubeho Akalat?

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

Is the Rubeho Akalat endangered?

The Rubeho Akalat is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Rubeho Akalat

Sheppardia aurantiithorax

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

The Rubeho Akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in Tanzania, weighing about 17 g. The Rubeho akalat is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region.

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Rubeho Akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Mikael Bauer, einige Rechte vorbehalten (CC BY), hochgeladen von Mikael Bauer · cc-by

Rubeho Akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax), photo 2 — Photo: Mikael Bauer · CC BY 4.0

About the Rubeho Akalat

The Rubeho akalat is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region. The mountains are a part of the Eastern Arc of Tanzania. Akalats trapped in 1989 here were assumed to be an isolated population of Iringa akalat which occurs c. 150 km to the south, but further specimens collected in 2000 led to the description of the bird as a new species. The bird's English name relates to its type locality, Rubeho Mountains, Morogoro; the scientific name to the ochraceous colour on its throat and upper breast.

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Where it lives

Tanzania

When to see it

Best months: April, October, November, with peak activity in October. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Rubeho Akalat look like?: The Rubeho akalat is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region.
How big is a Rubeho Akalat?: The Rubeho Akalat is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.
Where can you see a Rubeho Akalat?: The Rubeho Akalat is endemic to Tanzania, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Rubeho Akalat?: The Rubeho Akalat is most easily confused with the Iringa Akalat, the Gabela Akalat and the Lowland Akalat.
Is the Rubeho Akalat endangered?: The Rubeho Akalat is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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