• Synonyms Alethe, Fire crested Alethe, Fire-crest Alethe, Fire-crested Alethe (Fire-crested)
  • Old latin name for bird Napothera castanea

Fire-crested Alethebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Jacob C. Cooper
    Equatorial Guinea
  • 2.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Gabon
  • 3.
    Call, © Jacob C. Cooper
    Cameroon
  • 4.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 6.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 7.
    Song, © Jacob C. Cooper
    Equatorial Guinea
  • 8.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 9.
    Song, © Josh Engel
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Fire-crested Alethe

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c Africa from Nigeria to Uganda

Fire-crested Alethe subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Alethe castanea castaneaNigeria to w DR Congo, n Angola and Bioko I.-No
Alethe castanea woosnamic DR Congo to s Sudan and Uganda-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanaleta cresta de foc
Chinese红冠鸲鸫
Chinese (Traditional)紅冠火冠鴝
Croatiansivolici batić
CzechDrozdík hnedavý, drozdík hnědavý
DanishRødkronet Alethe
DutchVuurkapalethe, Vuurkuifalethe, Diadeemalethe (castanea/woosnami)
Finnishkekälealetti
FrenchAlèthe à couronne orangée, Alèthe à huppe rousse (à couronne orangée), Alèthe à huppe pousse, Alèthe à couronne rouge, Alèthe à huppe rousse [castanea ou woosnami]
GermanOrangescheitelalethe, Diademalethe, Alethe, Kastanienalethe, Kastanienbraunschwanz
ItalianAlete corona rossa
Japaneseアカズキンムジヒタキ (castanea/woosnami), ズアカムジヒタキ
Lithuaniankaštoninė aleta
Norwegiankastanjealete, ildkronealete (castanea/woosnami), Ildkronealete
Polishszydlak rdzawołbisty, szydlak rdzawolbisty
Portuguesealete-de-poupa-ruiva, pisco-castanho
RussianКаштановая алета
Slovakakalat ohnivohlavý, aleta ohnivohlavá
SpanishAlete castaño, Alete Castaño (castanea/woosnami)
SwahiliMkeshamsitu Kishungi-chekundu
SwedishRödkronad alethe, kongoalethe
TurkishKızılca Alete
Ukrainianалєте рудий