Thrushes (Turdidae)
Thyolo Alethe (Pseudalethe choloensis) - HBW 10, p. 708
French: Alèthe du Cholo
German: Choloalethe
Spanish: Alete de Cholo
Other common names: Cholo (Mountain) Alethe
Taxonomy: Alethe choloensis W. L. Sclater, 1927, Thyolo (Cholo) Mountain, south Malawi.
Genus only recently split from Alethe. May form a superspecies with P. poliocephala, P. poliophrys and P. fuelleborni. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- choloensis ( W. L. Sclater, 1927) - S Malawi and adjacent Mozambique (Mt Chiperone).
- namuli ( Vincent, 1933) - Mt Namuli, in NC Mozambique.
- Endangered Enlarge map
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sitting on a branch in dense forest
Locality Ruo Gorge, Mount Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi (ssp choloensis)
Roland Bischoff 19 October 2006 2 years ago 4.1
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