Thrushes (Turdidae)
Fire-crested Alethe (Alethe castanea) - HBW 10, p. 708
French: Alèthe à couronne orangée
German: Kastanienalethe
Spanish: Alete Castaño
Other common names: Firecrest Alethe
Taxonomy: Napothera castanea Cassin, 1856, Moonda River, western Africa.
Forms a superspecies with A. diademata; has been treated as conspecific, and very similar in both song and habits, but plumage differences (including of juveniles) suggest that the two are better treated as separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- castanea ( Cassin, 1856) - Nigeria E to W DRCongo, S to N Angola; also Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
- woosnami Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 - N & C DRCongo E to SW Sudan and Uganda.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult perched
Locality Korup National Park, Southwest Province, Cameroon (ssp castanea)
Nik Borrow 1 April 2011 48 weeks ago 3.4
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