Sharpe's Akalat

Sheppardia sharpei (Shelley, 1903)

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Sharpe's Akalat, Sheppardia sharpei, is a bird of Tanzania and Malawi in the family Muscicapidae. It breeds in those two countries and is associated with boreal forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species was first described by Shelley in 1903. Its name commemorates the English ornithologist and museum curator Richard Bowdler Sharpe. It is now placed in the genus Sheppardia, which was established in 1909.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Breeding range: Africa: Tanzania and Malawi

Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in Tanzania

Private 16-Day Northern Tanzania Specialist Birding Safari

Tanzania / Arusha Private tour 16 days

A private 16-day specialist route linking Tanzania's Eastern Arc forests with Mkomazi, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro, guided by Kelvin...

14-Day Eastern Arc and Northern Tanzania Birding Safari with Wings Explorers Tours

Tanzania / Arusha Private tour 14 days

A 14-day private Tanzania birding itinerary linking Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, the Usambara Mountains, Amani Nature Reserve a...