Gabela akalat

Sheppardia gabela

The Gabela akalat (Sheppardia gabela) is a bird found in Angola. Found in Angola. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Sheppardia gabela
Region	Africa
Found in	Angola

🏡 Where the Gabela akalat lives

Found in Angola.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 11 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Ken Behrens (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC699963. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Gabela akalat

Where does the Gabela akalat live?

The Gabela akalat lives in Angola. Found in Angola.

What does the Gabela akalat eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Gabela akalat endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.