Alethe castanea
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-crested Alethe sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 305th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-crested Alethe in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fire-crested Alethe sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Fire-crested Alethe sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 50%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Turdidae
The closest relatives of the Fire-crested Alethe that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Turdidae, Thrushes) are Abyssinian Thrush (about 10%), African Thrush (about 10%) and White-tailed Ant-Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fire-crested Alethe is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
