Thrushes (Turdidae)
Red-throated Alethe (Pseudalethe poliophrys) - HBW 10, p. 707
French: Alèthe à gorge rousse
German: Rotkehlalethe
Spanish: Alete Gorgirrojo
Taxonomy: Alethe poliophrys Sharpe, 1902, Ruwenzori, Uganda.
Genus only recently split from Alethe. May form a superspecies with P. poliocephala, P. fuelleborni and P. choloensis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- poliophrys ( Sharpe, 1902) - NE & E DRCongo, W Uganda, W Rwanda and W Burundi.
- kaboboensis ( Prigogine, 1957) - Mt Kabobo, in E DRCongo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling. Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
(ssp poliophrys)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2006 25 weeks ago 3
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