Species profile
Bocage's Akalat
Sheppardia bocagei
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are se DR Congo and w Tanzania to w Angola and n Zambia.
- Scientific name
- Sheppardia bocagei
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Sheppardia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Bocage's Akalat in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Muscicapidae
- Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher (Dioptrornis chocolatinus)
- Abyssinian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris)
- African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)
- African Forest-flycatcher (Fraseria ocreata)
- African Grey Flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus)
- African Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas minor)
- African stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
- Ala Shan Redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)