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| − | [[Image:Bocages_Akalat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by safariranger | + | '''Alternative name: Bocage's Robin''' |
| − | + | [[Image:Bocages_Akalat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br />Kapishya Hot Springs, [[Zambia]], July 2006]] | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13–15 cm (5-6 in) | ||
| + | *Dark grey crown | ||
| + | *Light greyish [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *White [[Dictionary_P-S#S|supraloral]] stripe | ||
| + | *Tawny-olive mantle to rump | ||
| + | *Brown wings | ||
| + | *Brownish tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]<br /> | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This species formerly included [[Short-tailed Akalat]]. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Clements recognizes three subspecies[[#References|[1]]]. | ||
| + | *''S. b. bocagei'': | ||
| + | :*Western highlands of [[Angola]] | ||
| + | *''S. b. ilyai'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Tanzania]] (east of Mount Kungwe) | ||
| + | *''S. b. chapini'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and north-central [[Zambia]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowland and montane forests and swamps. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet consists of insects such as beetles, flies, bugs and cockroaches. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Sheppardia | + | {{GSearch|"Sheppardia bocagei" {{!}} "Bocage's Akalat" {{!}} "Bocage's Robin"}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | {{GS-checked}}1<br /><br /> |
| + | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:54, 4 November 2023
- Sheppardia bocagei
Alternative name: Bocage's Robin
Identification
13–15 cm (5-6 in)
- Dark grey crown
- Light greyish lores
- White supraloral stripe
- Tawny-olive mantle to rump
- Brown wings
- Brownish tail
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Tanzania, Zambia
Taxonomy
This species formerly included Short-tailed Akalat.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes three subspecies[1].
- S. b. bocagei:
- Western highlands of Angola
- S. b. ilyai:
- Western Tanzania (east of Mount Kungwe)
- S. b. chapini:
- South-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-central Zambia
Habitat
Lowland and montane forests and swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of insects such as beetles, flies, bugs and cockroaches.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bocage's Akalat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bocage%27s_Akalat
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
