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 Namdapha National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Namdapha National Park
Grey-sided Bush-Warbler
Cettia brunnifrons
Yellow-bellied Warbler
Abroscopus superciliaris
Slaty-bellied Tesia
Tesia olivea
Rufous-faced Warbler
Abroscopus albogularis
Grey-bellied Tesia
Tesia cyaniventer
Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler
Horornis fortipes
Black-faced Warbler
Abroscopus schisticeps
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Streaked Spiderhunter
Arachnothera magna
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Slaty-backed Forktail
Enicurus schistaceus
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
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 Namdapha National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-headed Tesia sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-headed Tesia in Namdapha National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-headed Tesia in Namdapha National Park in our monthly data.