Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler
Cettia major
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCettiidae (Bush Warblers and Allies)
- GenusCettia (Cettia Bush Warblers)
- SpeciesCettia major (Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler)
About the Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler
The chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major) is a species of warbler found in South Asia. Although overall population size has not been quantified, this is one of the species that is declining due to habitat destruction. Although its population trend is observed to be decreasing, its decline is not happening in rapid fashion. For this reason, this is evaluated as least concern species.
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-headed tesia about 5 million years ago. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler in Jim Corbett National Park
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Chestnut-headed Tesia
Cettia castaneocoronata
Grey-sided Bush-Warbler
Cettia brunnifrons
Grey-bellied Tesia
Tesia cyaniventer
Aberrant Bush-Warbler
Horornis flavolivaceus
Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler
Horornis fortipes
Hume's Bush-Warbler
Horornis brunnescens
Black-faced Warbler
Abroscopus schisticeps
White-cheeked Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |