Chestnut-headed Tesia

The Chestnut-headed Tesia is a songbird species formerly in the Old World warbler but nowadays placed in the bush warbler family .

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The Chestnut-headed Tesia is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Chestnut-headed Tesia (Tesia castaneocoronata) is a songbird species formerly in the "Old World warbler" 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 forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Tesia castaneocoronata. More

One species of tesia, the Chestnut-headed Tesia, which occupies the northern area of the genus' range, is sometimes split into the genus Oligura. The Russet-capped Tesia was once considered to be a race of the Timor Stubtail, Urosphena subulata. The three northern species are sometimes known as ground-warblers. Tesias are tiny ground-living warblers which range in length from 7–10 cm and weigh between 6-12 g. More

Chestnut-headed Tesia at Rangitnagar,South Sikkim on 10.02.10 Regards, Subhasis Chestnut-headed Tesia 2a.jpg 177K Download Forward You must Sign in before you can post messages.To post a message you must first join this group.Please update your nickname on the subscription settings page before posting.You do not have the permission required to post. More

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Tesia castaneocoronata) is a local resident in Himalayas and north-east India. More

The plumage of the Chestnut-headed Tesia is different from the other species; it has a bright yellow belly, chest and throat, and a deep chestnut colored head and an incomplete white orbital ring. It lacks the facial stripes of the other species. The bill of all species is long and bicolored, with a dark upper mandible and a flesh-colored lower one, as well as strong ridge on the upper mandible. Tesias live in the undergrowth of forest, usually montane broadleaf forest. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Sylviidae
Genus : Tesia
Species : castaneocoronata
Authority : (Burton, 1836)