| East Coast Akalat | |
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| Information | |
| Common Name | Gunning's Robin |
| Range | east of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Muscicapidae |
| Genus | Sheppardia |
| Species | Sheppardia gunningi |
| Conservation Status | |
 Near Threatened | |
The East coast akalat or Gunning's robin (Sheppardia gunningi), is a species of akalat in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in the east of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. It is named after J. W. B. Gunning.
This species is a forest-dwelling insectivorous bird related to the small Old World flycatchers commonly known as chats; like these, it was formerly placed with the thrushes (Turdidae).
The east coast akalat is affected by habitat loss. Having turned out to be more common than previously believed, it is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.