Alethe castanea
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-crested Alethe sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 183 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Fire-crested Alethe in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 30% in August, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Fire-crested Alethe sightings, Semuliki National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same family: Turdidae
The closest relatives of the Fire-crested Alethe that you can see in Semuliki National Park (family Turdidae, Thrushes) are Fraser's Rufous Thrush (about 60%), Red-tailed Ant-Thrush (about 50%) and African Thrush (about 30%), 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 Semuliki National Park (183 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.
