Gabela Akalat
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The Gabela Akalat is a species
of bird
in the family
Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Angola
. The name is, in part, derived from the town, Gabela
, where they were first observed.
Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Species
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of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the family
Family (biology)
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Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. The name is, in part, derived from the town, Gabela
Gabela, Angola
Gabela is a town in the province of Cuanza Sul, Amboim municipal, Angola. Its area comprises 4,642 km² with a population of 126,000. It was founded as N'Guebela on September 28, 1907....
, where they were first observed.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.