Fire-crested Alethe
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Fire-crested Alethe

Alethe castanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
14 Verified records at Virunga National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fire-crested alethe (Alethe castanea) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in central Africa, from Nigeria to Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It has been recently split from the white-tailed alethe (A. diademata). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-crested Alethe sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

African Thrush
LC

African Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus pelios

20–30% · With luck
Abyssinian Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus abyssinicus

10–20% · With luck
White-tailed Ant-Thrush
LC

White-tailed Ant-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neocossyphus poensis

5–10% · Rare
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
LC

Fraser's Rufous Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stizorhina fraseri

5–10% · Rare
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Ground-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geokichla piaggiae

<5% · Rare
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
LC

Red-tailed Ant-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neocossyphus rufus

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fire-crested Alethe in Virunga National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-crested Alethe sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fire-crested Alethe in Virunga National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Fire-crested Alethe in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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