Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Rubeho Akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax), recorded as Endangered
Rubeho Akalat (Sheppardia aurantiithorax). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Rubeho Akalat

Sheppardia aurantiithorax

The Rubeho akalat is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Sheppardia aurantiithorax
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae · Sheppardia

Appearance

The bird's English name relates to its type locality, Rubeho Mountains, Morogoro. The scientific name to the ochraceous colour on its throat and upper breast.

Range and habitat

The Rubeho akalat is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region. The mountains are a part of the Eastern Arc of Tanzania. Akalats trapped in 1989 here were assumed to be an isolated population of Iringa akalat that occurs c. 150 km to the south, but further specimens collected in 2000 led to the description of the bird as a new species.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Perching birds hold with three toes forward and one back. A named island starling or leafbird in this catalog is a wild population, not a cage type.

In crisis

The species is thought to be fairly common in montane forests within its small range, but its very limited distribution has let to it being classified as Endangered species in the 2008 IUCN Red List.

Rubeho Akalat is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Rubeho Akalat, Wikidata item Q2226916. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Photograph of Gabela Akalat (Sheppardia gabela), recorded as EndangeredEN

Gabela Akalat

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Vaquita

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Javan rhinoceros

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Sumatran orangutan

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Quick answers

What is Rubeho Akalat?
The Rubeho akalat is a member of the Old World flycatcher family, (Muscicapiidae), known from the Rubeho Mountains in Dodoma Region.
What is the conservation status of Rubeho Akalat?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Sheppardia aurantiithorax. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Rubeho Akalat live?
The Rubeho akalat is found in the Rubeho Mountains, the Wota Mountains northwest of the Rubehos, the Ukaguru Mountains, and Mount Kiboriani northwest of the Ukugurus, between 1660 and 2400 meters elevation.
Why is Rubeho Akalat in crisis?
Akalats trapped in 1989 here were assumed to be an isolated population of Iringa akalat that occurs c. 150 km to the south, but further specimens collected in 2000 led to the description of the bird as a new species.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Sheppardia aurantiithorax?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Rubeho Akalat a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.