Akalat

Akalats
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family†: Turdidae
Genera Sheppardia
† see also: Turdidae and chat

The akalats are medium-sized insectivorous or birds in the genus Sheppardia of the thrush family Turdidae.

These are African forest dwelling species.

Species are:

• Bocage's Akalat, Sheppardia bocagei
• Lowland Akalat, Sheppardia cyornithopsis
• Equatorial Akalat, Sheppardia aequatorialis
• Sharpe's Akalat, Sheppardia sharpei
• East Coast Akalat, Sheppardia gunningi
• Gabela Akalat, Sheppardia gabela
• Usambara Akalat, Sheppardia montana
• Iringa Akalat, Sheppardia lowei