Surveys of the East Coast Akalat, Sheppardia gunningi, in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, 2005-2011

Arabuko-Sokoke Forest is the largest and most intact coastal forest in East Africa and is located just south of Gede in Kilifi County, Kenya. It is globally known for its conservation importance for threatened biodiversity. The East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi is one of six key Red Listed species of bird for which Arabuko-Sokoke holds globally important populations. This dataset contains 418 records of the near threatened East Coast Akalat, Sheppardia gunningi, point count surveys that were done by A Rocha Kenya together with the Arabuko-Sokoke Guides Association between 2005-2011 to monitor its population size and distribution in the forest.