Passeriformes / Cettiidae / Cettia
Chestnut-headed Tesia
Cettia castaneocoronata · 栗头树莺
Introduction
A small insectivorous songbird in the bush warbler family (Cettiidae), formerly classified with Old World warblers. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests across South and Southeast Asia.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Three subspecies are recognized: C. c. castaneocoronata in the Himalayas, northeast India, south China, and north Laos; C. c. abadiei in north Vietnam; and C. c. ripleyi in Yunnan, south China.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cettiidae
- Genus
- Cettia
Vocalizations
Subspecies (3)
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Cettia castaneocoronata abadiei
northern Vietnam (northwestern Tonkin)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
