How big is a Chestnut-headed Tesia?

The Chestnut-headed Tesia is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see a Chestnut-headed Tesia?

The Chestnut-headed Tesia occurs in 8 countries, including India, Bhutan, Nepal, China and Thailand.

What birds look similar to a Chestnut-headed Tesia?

The Chestnut-headed Tesia is most easily confused with the Grey-sided Bush Warbler, the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler and the Cetti's Warbler.

Is the Chestnut-headed Tesia endangered?

The Chestnut-headed Tesia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Chestnut-headed Tesia

Cettia castaneocoronata

Bush Warblers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata) is a rare bush warbler found in 8 countries, weighing about 9 g. The chestnut-headed tesia is a small insectivorous songbird formerly of the "Old World warbler" family but nowadays placed in the bush warbler family (Cettiidae).

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforest9 g

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 1 — Photo: Guy Babineau · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 2 — Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 3 — Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 4 — Photo: Wang.QG · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 5 — Photo: Wang.QG · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 6 — Photo: Jason Thompson · CC BY 2.0

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 7 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 8 — Photo: Shiv's fotografia · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 9 — Photo: Shiv's fotografia · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata), photo 10 — Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Chestnut-headed Tesia

The chestnut-headed tesia 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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Where it lives

India Bhutan Nepal China Thailand Myanmar (Burma) Vietnam Laos

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, November, December, with peak activity in April. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Chestnut-headed Tesia look like?: The chestnut-headed tesia is a small insectivorous songbird formerly of the "Old World warbler" family but nowadays placed in the bush warbler family (Cettiidae).
How big is a Chestnut-headed Tesia?: The Chestnut-headed Tesia is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see a Chestnut-headed Tesia?: The Chestnut-headed Tesia occurs in 8 countries, including India, Bhutan, Nepal, China and Thailand.
What birds look similar to a Chestnut-headed Tesia?: The Chestnut-headed Tesia is most easily confused with the Grey-sided Bush Warbler, the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler and the Cetti's Warbler.
Is the Chestnut-headed Tesia endangered?: The Chestnut-headed Tesia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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