East Coast Akalat
- Scientific name
- Sheppardia gunningi
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
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Why it matters
The East Coast Akalat, or *Sheppardia gunningi*, is a small, elusive forest-dwelling bird found in fragmented populations across parts of East Africa. Prized by ornithologists and birders for its shy nature and restricted range, this species is defined by its rounded wing and tail shapes, which reflect its adaptation to navigating dense forest undergrowth.
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