Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys(Sharpe, RB, 1902)
English (US) Red-throated Alethe
The Red-throated Alethe (Chamaetylas poliophrys) 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
- Chamaetylas poliophrys
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-throated Alethe
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1902)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chamaetylas poliophrys poliophrys
- Chamaetylas poliophrys kaboboensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alethe poliophrys
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1902)
- Type locality
- Ruwenzori.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 13 p.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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