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When to see the Short-tailed Akalat
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Short-tailed Akalat
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Short-tailed Akalat
The short-tailed akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has a scattered range throughout Central Africa. 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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Easily confused with
Rubeho AkalatSheppardia aurantiithoraxThe Rubeho akalat is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region.
Iringa AkalatSheppardia loweiThe Iringa akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Gabela AkalatSheppardia gabelaThe Gabela akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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