Chestnut-headed Tesia
Cettia castaneocoronata
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCettiidae (Bush Warblers and Allies)
- GenusCettia (Cettia Bush Warblers)
- SpeciesCettia castaneocoronata (Chestnut-headed Tesia)
About the Chestnut-headed Tesia
The chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata) is a small insectivorous songbird formerly of the "Old World warbler" family but nowadays placed in the bush warbler family (Cettiidae). It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The chestnut-headed tesia was formally described by the English army officer and zoologist Edward Burton in 1836 under the binomial name Sylvia castaneocoronata. The specific epithet combines the Latin castaneus meaning "chestnut-coloured" and coronatus meaning "crowned". Formerly placed in the genus Tesia, a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2011 found that the chestnut-headed tesia was embedded in a clade containing members of the genus Cettia.
The phylogenetic relationships among the Cettia species are shown below, based on the data by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It split from the Chestnut-crowned bush warbler about 5 million years ago. Three subspecies are recognised: C. c. castaneocoronata (Burton, 1836) – Himalayas and northeast... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Chestnut-headed Tesia in Doi Inthanon National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
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Tesia olivea
Grey-bellied Tesia
Tesia cyaniventer
Yellow-bellied Warbler
Abroscopus superciliaris
Asian Stubtail
Urosphena squameiceps
Aberrant Bush-Warbler
Horornis flavolivaceus
Black-backed Sibia
Heterophasia melanoleuca
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis
Davison's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus intensior
Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Alcippe castaneceps
Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron melanostigma
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Minla strigula
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-headed Tesia in Doi Inthanon National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-headed Tesia sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-headed Tesia in Doi Inthanon National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-headed Tesia in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.