How big is a Thyolo Alethe?

The Thyolo Alethe is a small sized bird weighing about 41 g.

Where can you see a Thyolo Alethe?

The Thyolo Alethe occurs in 2 countries, including Malawi and Mozambique.

What birds look similar to a Thyolo Alethe?

The Thyolo Alethe is most easily confused with the Red-throated Alethe and the Brown-chested Alethe.

Is the Thyolo Alethe endangered?

The Thyolo Alethe is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Thyolo Alethe

Chamaetylas choloensis

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Thyolo Alethe (Chamaetylas choloensis) is a legendary chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 2 countries, weighing about 41 g. The Thyolo alethe or Cholo alethe is an endangered species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

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About the Thyolo Alethe

The Thyolo alethe or Cholo alethe is an endangered species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The Thyolo alethe is a medium-sized chat, usually measuring 17–20 cm in length and weighing around 43 grams. It has a cinnamon-brown head, upperparts, and wings, contrasting with the pure white throat and pale gray to dirty white underparts. The back, rump, and scapulars are rufous-brown. The tail is dark brown with white spots at the tips. The Thyolo alethe is only found on several isolated mountain peaks in southeastern Malawi and northeastern Mozambique. It was previously more widespread in both countries, but has had its range reduced due to the deforestation of many of…

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How to identify it

The Thyolo alethe is a medium-sized chat, usually measuring 17–20 cm in length and weighing around 43 grams. The head is dark cinnamon brown from the forehead to the mantle, transitioning to rufous on the back, rump, and scapulars. The lores, cheeks, and ear-coverts are dark brown, while the chin and throat are pure white. The upper breast is pale grey to dirty white, with a slightly darker at the edges. Some individuals have a small brown patch on the side of the upper breast. The rest of the breast and belly are pale grey or dirty white. The flanks are grey with a brown wash.

Where it lives

Malawi Mozambique

When to see it

Best months: January, February, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Thyolo Alethe?: The Thyolo alethe is a medium-sized chat, usually measuring 17–20 cm in length and weighing around 43 grams. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Thyolo Alethe?: The Thyolo Alethe is a small sized bird weighing about 41 g.
Where can you see a Thyolo Alethe?: The Thyolo Alethe occurs in 2 countries, including Malawi and Mozambique.
What birds look similar to a Thyolo Alethe?: The Thyolo Alethe is most easily confused with the Red-throated Alethe and the Brown-chested Alethe.
Is the Thyolo Alethe endangered?: The Thyolo Alethe is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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