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

🏡 Where the Usambara 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

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Recorded by isaac kilusu (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1120046. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Usambara akalat

Where does the Usambara akalat live?

The Usambara akalat lives in Tanzania. Found in Tanzania.

What does the Usambara 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 Usambara 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.