Brown-chested alethe

Brown-chested alethe
	C. p. carruthersi in Kakamega Forest
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Chamaetylas
Species:	C. poliocephala
Binomial name
	Chamaetylas poliocephala; (Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
	Pseudalethe poliocephala Bonaparte, 1850; Alethe poliocephala (Bonaparte, 1850);

The brown-chested alethe (Chamaetylas poliocephala) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is discontinuous range of presence across the African tropical rainforest.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

The nominate race (formerly C. p. castanonota) illustrated by Joseph Smit, 1883

References

BirdLife International. (2016). "Chamaetylas poliocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708992A94188401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708992A94188401.en.

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[iucn-1] BirdLife International. (2016). "Chamaetylas poliocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708992A94188401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708992A94188401.en.