Bocage's Akalat

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Bocage's Akalat (<em>Sheppardia bocagei</em>) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (<em>Muscicapidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Bocage's Akalat (Sheppardia bocagei) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Sheppardia; binomial: Sheppardia bocagei; authority: (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1870).

Distribution

Breeding range: Africa.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Change English name of Sheppardia bocagei from Bocage's Robin to Bocage's Akalat to conform to current usage (Keith et al. 1992; Dickinson 2003).

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