Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata)
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Chestnut-headed Tesia

Cettia castaneocoronata (Burton, E, 1836)

≈9.2 cmLength8.9 gWeight

This small, insect-eating songbird inhabits moist tropical and subtropical lowland and mountain forests.

Busiest months: February, April and November–December · Most records: India, China, Nepal

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Chestnut-headed Tesia has been recorded at 186 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. SattalIndia386 records
  2. Baihualing [General Area]China218 records
  3. Mt. PhulchowkiNepal214 records
More places
  1. Munsyari – Bheema WodeyarIndia200 records
  2. Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of RoadNepal119 records
  3. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (E)Thailand66 records
  4. Labahe NNRChina65 records
  5. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi AngkhangThailand63 records
  6. Corbett NP – DhikalaIndia58 records
  7. Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)52 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaChinaNepalBhutanThailandMyanmar (Burma)VietnamBangladesh

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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).

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Questions

How big is the Chestnut-headed Tesia?

The Chestnut-headed Tesia is about ≈9.2 cm long and weighs around 8.9 g.

Where does the Chestnut-headed Tesia live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to northern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in India, China and Nepal.

When is the best time to see the Chestnut-headed Tesia?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February, April, November and December (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Chestnut-headed Tesia endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Chestnut-headed Tesia as Least Concern.

What does the Chestnut-headed Tesia eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Chestnut-headed Tesia in?

It belongs to the family Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies (Cettiidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈9.2 cm
Weight
8.9 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
48 mm
Tail
23 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to northern Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Cettia castaneocoronata castaneocoronata Himalayas and ne India to s China and n Laos
  • Cettia castaneocoronata ripleyi Yunnan (s China)

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Cettia

Other birds in the genus Cettia

Cetti's WarblerCetti's WarblerCettia cettiChestnut-crowned Bush WarblerChestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia majorGrey-sided Bush WarblerGrey-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifronsYellow-bellied WarblerYellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisRufous-faced WarblerRufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisBlack-faced WarblerBlack-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsMountain TailorbirdMountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusRufous-headed TailorbirdRufous-headed TailorbirdPhyllergates heterolaemusBroad-billed WarblerBroad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniPhilippine Bush WarblerPhilippine Bush WarblerHorornis seebohmi
Chestnut-headed Tesia

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