Fire-crested Alethe
Photo © Tommy Andriollo
Photo © Tommy Andriollo — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #147381707The 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. It has been recently split from the white-tailed alethe (A. diademata).
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+672 birds+30 mammals
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