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Matiku, P. M.; Bennun, L. A.; Nemeth, E. 1999. Distribution and population size of the threatened East Coast Akalat in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya. Ostrich 71: 282-285.

Mlingwa, C. O. F.; Waiyaki, E. M.; Bennun, L. A.; Burgess, N. D. 2000. Birds. In: Burgess, N.D.; Clarke, G.P. (ed.), Coastal forests of Eastern Africa, pp. 149-171. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Nemeth, E. 1996. Distribution, habitat selection and behaviour of the East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi.

Nemeth, E.; Bennun, L. 2000. Distribution, habitat selection and behaviour of the East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi sokokensis in Kenya and Tanzania. Bird Conservation International 10: 115-130.

Oyugi, J.; Amutete, A. 1999. Avifauna of the lower Tana River forests: a preliminary survey. Research Reports of the Centre for Biodiversity, National Museums of Kenya: Ornithology 35.

Seddon, N.; Ekstrom, J. M. M.; Capper, D. R.; Isherwood, I. S.; Muna, R.; Pople, R. G.; Tarimo, E.; Timothy, J. 1999. Notes on the ecology and conservation status of key bird species in Nilo and Nguu North Forest Reserves, Tanzania. Bird Conservation International 9: 9-28.

Seddon, N.; Ekstrom, J. M. M.; Capper, D. R.; Isherwood, I. S.; Muna, R.; Pople, R. G.; Tarimo, E.; Timothy, J. 1999. The importance of the Nilo and Nguu North Forest Reserves for the conservation of montane forest birds in Tanzania. Biological Conservation 87: 59-72.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/east-coast-akalat-sheppardia-gunningi on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.