White-chested Alethe (Chamaetylas fuelleborni)

Other Names (World)
White-chested Alethe, White-breasted Alethe, Fuelleborn's Alethe

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1900)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia.

North-eastern Tanzania south to extreme north-eastern Zambia and northern Malawi, and south-central Mozambique.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

White-chested Alethe (Chamaetylas fuelleborni) [XC450930]
by Louis A. Hansen from Vikongwa camp and general area, Ndundulu, Udzungwa Mts, Tanzania (call)

White-chested Alethe (Chamaetylas fuelleborni) [XC429871]
by Peter Boesman from Amani Mountain Reserve, Tanga, Tanzania (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Brown-chested Alethe (Chamaetylas poliocephala), Red-throated Alethe (Chamaetylas poliophrys) and Thyolo Alethe (Chamaetylas choloensis). Varies clinally in size, and considerable individual variation in back colour exists. Northern populations described as subspecies usambarae, on basis of general absence of scaling on breast, but this character not constant.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-chested Alethe (Chamaetylas fuelleborni) - 10 files

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