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 Khangchendzonga National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Grey-sided Bush-Warbler
Cettia brunnifrons
Slaty-bellied Tesia
Tesia olivea
Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler
Horornis fortipes
Grey-bellied Tesia
Tesia cyaniventer
Black-faced Warbler
Abroscopus schisticeps
Broad-billed Warbler
Tickellia hodgsoni
Hume's Bush-Warbler
Horornis brunnescens
Rufous-faced Warbler
Abroscopus albogularis
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
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 Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-headed Tesia sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-headed Tesia in Khangchendzonga National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-headed Tesia in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.