White-chested alethe

The white-chested alethe (Chamaetylas fuelleborni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.

White-chested 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. fuelleborni
Binomial name
Chamaetylas fuelleborni
(Reichenow, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Alethe fuelleborni (Reichenow, 1900)
  • Pseudalethe fuelleborni (Reichenow, 1900)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The binomial of the bird commemorates the German physician Friedrich Fülleborn.

References
  1. BirdLife International. (2016). "Chamaetylas fuelleborni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709000A94188851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709000A94188851.en.


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