Fire-crested Alethe
Alethe castanea(Cassin, J, 1856)
English (US) Fire-crested Alethe
The Fire-crested Alethe (Alethe castanea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Alethe castanea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fire-crested Alethe
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Alethe castanea castanea
- Alethe castanea woosnami
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Napothera castanea
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1856)
- Type locality
- Moonda River, western Africa.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8 p.158
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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