Rubeho akalat

Sheppardia aurantiithorax

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

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Scientific name	Sheppardia aurantiithorax
Region	Africa
Found in	Tanzania

🏡 Where the Rubeho akalat lives

Found in Tanzania.

🍽️ 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 17 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Mikael Bauer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC304062. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Rubeho akalat

Where does the Rubeho akalat live?

The Rubeho akalat lives in Tanzania. Found in Tanzania.

What does the Rubeho 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 Rubeho 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.