The fire-crested alethe (Alethe castanea) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in central Africa, from Nigeria to Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Fire-crested alethe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Alethe |
| Species: | A. castanea
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| Binomial name | |
| Alethe castanea (Cassin, 1856)
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It has been recently split from the white-tailed alethe (A. diademata).[2]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Alethe castanea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22709022A131950976. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22709022A131950976.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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