Bird species (IOC): |
East Coast Akalat (Sheppardia gunningi) ssp. sokokensis - species factsheet |
Voice: |
Voices can be found here (external link). |
Title / info: |
Aka Gunning Robin |
Location: |
Sokoke Forest, Malindi, Kenya |
Date: |
14th December 2012 |
Picture info: |
The subspecies sokokensis is endemic to forests of the coastal regions of southeastern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania.
Populations of other subspecies are scattered in southeastern Tanzania, northern Malawi and Mozambique.
The Arabuko-Sokoke Forest probably hold the worlds largest population of this species with an estimated 7500 pairs.
See more pictures from the Sokoke Forest on my blog BirdingNJ. |
Picture setup: |
Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 400/5.6L USM |
Photographer: |
Rune Sø Neergaard, Denmark |
Uploaded: |
29th December 2012 |
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