Fire-crested Alethe

Alethe diademata

Other names: White-tailed Alethe

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Fire-crested Alethe Canon 7D Focal length 420mm 1/100 sec exposure F6.3 ISO 400
July 2010 Semuliki National Park, Uganda Adult
Fire-crested Alethe Canon 7D Focal length 420mm 1/100 sec exposure F6.3 ISO 400
July 2010 Semuliki National Park, Uganda Adult

Experiences with species

We were looking for a Dwarf Hornbill, which Harriet had briefly seen. A brown shape whizzed past me across the path, and I spotted this amazing bird, with food, looking like it was en route to a nest.