Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sheppardia [bocagei or poensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Късоопашата червеногръдка (ssp. poensis)
Catalan: rossinyol cuacurt (poensis)
Czech: Cervenka ostrovní
Danish: Bioko Akalat (Almindelig), Fernando Po-akalat
German: Bocage-Rötel, Bocagerötel (poensis), Grauflügelrötel, Kurzschwanzrötel
English: Alexander's Akalat, Alexander's Robin, Alexander's Robin Chat, Alexander's Robin-Chat, Bioko Akalat, Bocage's Akalat (Bioko), Fernando Po Akalat, Fernando Po Robin, Fernando Po Robin Chat, Short-tailed Akalat, Short-tailed Akalat (Bioko), Uganda Forest Robin
English (Avilist): Short-tailed Akalat (Bioko)
English, HBW: Short-tailed Akalat (Bioko)
English (IOC): Bocage's Akalat (Bioko)
English (United States): Bocage's Akalat (Bioko)
Spanish: Akelat colicorto, Akelat de Bocage (poensis)
Spanish (Spain): Akelat de Bocage (poensis)
Spanish (HBW): Bocage's Akalat (Bioko)
Estonian: tanu-ruugerind, tanu-ruugerind (ssp. poensis)
French: Akalat d'Alexander, Cossyphe d'Alexander, Rougegorge d'Alexander, Rougegorge d'Alexander (poensis), Rougegorge de Bocage (d'Alexander), Rougegorge de Bocage (poensis)
French (Guyane): Rougegorge d'Alexander (poensis)
Croatian: riđorepi crvendać (poensis)
Italian: Akalat di Alexander, Tordo pettirosso guancerosse
Japanese (romaji): herunandopoahimekomadori, hooakatsugumihitaki (poensis)
Japanese: ヘルナンドポアヒメコマドリ, ホオアカツグミヒタキ (poensis), ホオアカツグミヒタキ（poensis）
Scientific: Callene poensis, Cossypha bocagei insulana, Cossypha bocagei poensis, Cossypha bocageia poensis, Cossypha insulana, Dryocichloides bocagei poensis, Dryocichloides insulana, Dryocichloides insulanus, Sheppardia bocagei insulana, Sheppardia bocagei poensis, Sheppardia insulana, Sheppardia insulana poensis, Sheppardia poensis, Sheppardia poensis insulana, Sheppardia poensis poensis
Dutch: Bocages Janfrederik (poensis), Fernando Po-janfrederik
Norwegian: storakalat (poensis)
Polish: koloratka rdzawa (poensis), koloratka rdzawolica
Portuguese (Angola): Pisco de Bocage (poensis)
Portuguese (Portugal): pisco-de-bocage (poensis)
Russian: Рыжещёкий заряночник (poensis)
Slovak: akalat čiernohlavý, akalat krátkochvostý (skup.)
Serbian: Bokažov akalat (sa ostrva Bioko)
Swedish: Biokoakalat, bocageakalat (poensis)
Swahili: Zuwanende Uso-buluu
Turkish: Bocage akalatı (poensis)
Ukrainian: Акалат острівний (підвид poensis)