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''Alethe poliocephala'' | ''Alethe poliocephala'' | ||
[[Image:Brown-chested AletheCr.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}} <br /> [[Kakamega Forest]], [[Kenya]], July, 2011]] | [[Image:Brown-chested AletheCr.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}} <br /> [[Kakamega Forest]], [[Kenya]], July, 2011]] | ||
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'''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Alethe|Alethe]]''. | + | Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Alethe|Alethe]]'' and in ''[[:Category:Pseudalethe|Pseudalethe]]'' by Clements. However, ''[[:Category:Chamaetylas|Chamaetylas]]'' has priority over Pseudalethe. |
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are 10 subspecies: | There are 10 subspecies: | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. poliocephala'': [[Sierra Leone]] to [[Ghana]] |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. hallae'': [[Angola]] (Gabela escarpment of Cuanza Sul) |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. giloensis'': Southeastern [[South Sudan]] (Imatong Mountains), population in adjacent northeastern [[Uganda]] presumably also this subspecies |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. carruthersi'': Southeastern [[Central African Republic]], northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], and western [[Kenya]] |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. compsonota'': [[Nigeria]] and [[Cameroon]] to north-western [[Angola]] (Quicolungo); [[Bioko]] |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. vandeweghei'': [[Rwanda]] and [[Burundi]] |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. nandensis'': Western [[Kenya]] (Nandi Hills) |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. akeleyae'': [[Kenya]] east of the Rift Valley |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. kungwensis'': Western [[Tanzania]] (Kungwe-Mahari Mountains) |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. p. ufipae'': South-western [[Tanzania]] (Ufipa Plateau) and south-eastern [[Zaire]] |
Subspecies ''nandensis'' is not recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> by all authorities. | Subspecies ''nandensis'' is not recognised<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> by all authorities. | ||
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{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Alethe+poliocephala}} |
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- Chamaetylas poliocephala
Alethe poliocephala
Identification
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Alethe and in Pseudalethe by Clements. However, Chamaetylas has priority over Pseudalethe.
Subspecies[1]
There are 10 subspecies:
- C. p. poliocephala: Sierra Leone to Ghana
- C. p. hallae: Angola (Gabela escarpment of Cuanza Sul)
- C. p. giloensis: Southeastern South Sudan (Imatong Mountains), population in adjacent northeastern Uganda presumably also this subspecies
- C. p. carruthersi: Southeastern Central African Republic, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya
- C. p. compsonota: Nigeria and Cameroon to north-western Angola (Quicolungo); Bioko
- C. p. vandeweghei: Rwanda and Burundi
- C. p. nandensis: Western Kenya (Nandi Hills)
- C. p. akeleyae: Kenya east of the Rift Valley
- C. p. kungwensis: Western Tanzania (Kungwe-Mahari Mountains)
- C. p. ufipae: South-western Tanzania (Ufipa Plateau) and south-eastern Zaire
Subspecies nandensis is not recognised[2] by all authorities.
Habitat
Moist forests and montanes.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-chested Alethe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-chested_Alethe
