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 Jim Corbett National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
Grey-sided Bush-Warbler
Cettia brunnifrons
Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler
Cettia major
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 | 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 Jim Corbett National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-headed Tesia sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-headed Tesia in Jim Corbett National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-headed Tesia in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.