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Fire-crested Alethe (castanea)
Alethe castanea castanea (Cassin, J 1856)
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Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Alethe
Scientific:
Alethe castanea castanea
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Alethe
Scientific:
Alethe castanea castanea
Original description
Citation:
(Cassin, J 1856)
Reference:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
8, no.4 p.158
Protonym:
Napothera castanea
Type locality:
Moonda River, western Africa.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18246#page/178/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
20BB972B9B57043A
Avibase ID:
avibase-20BB972B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/20BB972B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 919579
Geographic range:
- Alethe castanea castanea: southern Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo; Bioko
Source: Clements checklist
Fire-crested Alethe (castanea)
French:
Alèthe à couronne orangée (castanea)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Fire-crested Alethe (castanea) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Fire-crested Alethe (castanea) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Fire-crested Alethe (castanea) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Fire-crested Alethe (castanea) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Fire-crested Alethe (nominate) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Fire-crested Alethe (nominate) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Fire-crested Alethe (nominate) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Fire-crested Alethe (nominate) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Fire-crested Alethe (nominate) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Fire-crested Alethe (nominate) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Fire-crested Alethe (nominate) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Fire-crested Alethe (nominate) ( Alethe castanea castanea) |
| Avilist 2025: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Alethe diademata castanea [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Alethe castanea castanea [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Fire-crested Alethe, Fire-crested Alethe (castanea), Fire-crested Alethe (nominate)
French: Alèthe à couronne orangée, Alèthe à couronne orangée (castanea), Alèthe à couronne orangée (nominal), Alèthe à couronne orangée (nominale), Alèthe à couronne orangée (race nominale)
Scientific: Alethe castanea castanea, Alethe diademata castanea, Napothera castanea
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