akalat
/əˈkalət/(also akelat)
noun
Any of various African songbirds, including West African babblers now in the genus Illadopsis (family Timaliidae), and robin-like chats now in the genus Sheppardia (family Muscicapidae), chiefly of East Africa.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Ibis: a quarterly journal of ornithology. From Bulu àkálát kind of babbler.