Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] (Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis])

Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis]

Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] (= Sheppardia poensis) (Alexander, B 1903)

The short-tailed akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has a scattered range throughout Central Africa. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Sheppardia
Scientific:
  Sheppardia poensis

Original description

Citation:
(Alexander, B 1903)

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 13 p.37

Protonym:
Callene poensis

Type locality:
Bilelipi

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/409/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
5F5CE1771FA3C5B9

Avibase ID:
avibase-5F5CE177

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5F5CE177

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921013

English:
Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis]
French:
Rougegorge d'Alexander [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] ( Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] ( Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] ( Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] ( Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] ( Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] ( Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Alexander's Akalat [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis] ( Sheppardia poensis [incl. kungwensis, granti, schoutedeni, kaboboensis])
Avilist 2025: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis)
Clements, version 2022: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2024: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
Clements, version 2025: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2022: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2023: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2024: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2025: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Short-tailed Akalat ( Sheppardia poensis) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Sheppardia [bocagei or poensis]

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