The east coast akalat or Gunning's robin (Sheppardia gunningi) is a small passerine bird which can be found in the east of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique, and is named after J. W. B. Gunning.
This species is a forest-dwelling insectivorous bird related to the small Old World flycatchers commonly known as chats; like these, it was formerly placed with the thrushes (Turdidae).
The east coast akalat is affected by habitat loss. Having turned out to be more common than previously believed, it is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.
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El akelat de Gunning (Sheppardia gunningi) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Muscicapidae propia de África oriental. Su nombre científico conmemora al naturalista holandés J. W. B. Gunning.
Antiguamente estuvo clasificado en la familia Turdidae.
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Le Rougegorge de Gunning (Sheppardia gunningi) est une espèce de petits passereaux qui peuvent être vus dans l'est de l'Afrique, du Kenya au Mozambique.
Leur nom commémore le zoologiste sud-africain Jan Willem Bowdewyn Gunning (1860-1913).
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De blauwvleugelakalat (Sheppardia gunningi) is een zangvogel uit de familie Muscicapidae (vliegenvangers). Deze vogel is genoemd naar de Nederlander Jan Willem Boudewijn Gunning (1860-1913) die directeur was van het Transvaal Museum en de Pretoria Zoo.
