Brown-chested alethe

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Brown-chested alethe
Brown-chested Alethe - Kakamega Kenya 06 2654 (17208950916).jpg
C. p. carruthersi in Kakamega Forest

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Chamaetylas
Species:
C. poliocephala
Binomial name
Chamaetylas poliocephala
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Pseudalethe poliocephala Bonaparte, 1850
  • Alethe poliocephala (Bonaparte, 1850)

The brown-chested alethe (Chamaetylas poliocephala) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is discontinuous range of presence across the African tropical rainforest.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

The nominate race (formerly C. p. castanonota) illustrated by Joseph Smit, 1883

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Chamaetylas poliocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22708992A131950695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22708992A131950695.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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