Red-throated alethe

The red-throated alethe (Chamaetylas poliophrys) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Red-throated alethe
Specimen at Nairobi National Museum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Chamaetylas
Species:
C. poliophrys
Binomial name
Chamaetylas poliophrys
(Sharpe, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Pseudalethe poliophrys (Sharpe, 1902)
  • Alethe poliophrys Sharpe, 1902

References
  1. BirdLife International. (2016). "Chamaetylas poliophrys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708996A94188677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708996A94188677.en.


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