The Iringa akalat (Sheppardia lowei) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Iringa Region of Tanzania.
Iringa akalat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Sheppardia |
Species: | S. lowei
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Binomial name | |
Sheppardia lowei (C. H. B. Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1941)
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sheppardia lowei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709667A94218667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709667A94218667.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.