How big is an Usambara Akalat?

The Usambara Akalat is a small sized bird weighing about 22 g.

Where can you see an Usambara Akalat?

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

What birds look similar to an Usambara Akalat?

The Usambara Akalat is most easily confused with the Lowland Akalat, the Gabela Akalat and the Sharpe's Akalat.

Is the Usambara Akalat endangered?

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

Usambara Akalat

Sheppardia montana

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

The Usambara Akalat (Sheppardia montana) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found only in Tanzania, weighing about 22 g. The Usambara akalat, also known as the Usambara alethe or Usambara robin-chat, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

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Usambara Akalat (Sheppardia montana), photo 1 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Usambara Akalat (Sheppardia montana), photo 2 — Photo: Kiure, Jacob · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Usambara Akalat

The Usambara akalat, also known as the Usambara alethe or Usambara robin-chat, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Usambara Mountains in Tanga Region of Tanzania.

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Where it lives

Tanzania

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does an Usambara Akalat look like?: The Usambara akalat, also known as the Usambara alethe or Usambara robin-chat, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
How big is an Usambara Akalat?: The Usambara Akalat is a small sized bird weighing about 22 g.
Where can you see an Usambara Akalat?: The Usambara Akalat is endemic to Tanzania, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to an Usambara Akalat?: The Usambara Akalat is most easily confused with the Lowland Akalat, the Gabela Akalat and the Sharpe's Akalat.
Is the Usambara Akalat endangered?: The Usambara Akalat is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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