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Chestnut-headed tesia

Cettia castaneocoronata (E. Burton, 1836)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata) is a species in the family Cettiidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.94 g to 9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the chestnut-headed tesia

Weight
8.94 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-headed tesia live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-headed tesia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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).

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-headed tesia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-headed_tesia&oldid=1355306424), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut-headed tesia endangered?

The chestnut-headed tesia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the chestnut-headed tesia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCettiidae
  6. genusCettia
  7. SpeciesCettia castaneocoronata (E. Burton, 1836)

Synonyms Oligura castaneocoronata, Oligura castaneocoronata castaneocoronata, Sylvia castaneocoronata, Sylvia castaneoventris, Tesia castaneocoronata, Tesia grallator

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • tèsia capbrunaCatalan
  • tesie žlutobřicháCzech
  • Kastanjehovedet TesiaDanish
  • RotkopftesiaGerman
  • Rotkopf-SeidensängerGerman
  • kaŝtankapa ĉetioEsperanto
  • Cetia cabecicastañaSpanish
  • Tesia CabecicastañaSpanish
  • keltapittakerttunenFinnish
  • Tésie à tête marronFrench
  • Bouscarle à tête marronFrench
  • kestenjastoglava tesiaCroatian
  • ökörszemposzátaHungarian
  • Tesia testacannellaItalian
  • クリガシラコビトサザイJapanese
  • netikroji tezijaLithuanian
  • bērgalvas īsastīteLatvian
  • KastanjekoptesiaDutch
  • rødhodetesiaNorwegian
  • wierzbówka żółtobrzuchaPolish
  • cétia-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • rouxinol-bravo-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • Красноголовая тезияRussian
  • Красноголовая короткохвосткаRussian
  • cetia hnedohlaváSlovak
  • Svilorepi cvrčić kestenjaste glaveSerbian
  • gulstrupig cettiaSwedish
  • นกจุนจู๋หัวสีตาลThai
  • Kızıl Başlı TesyaTurkish
  • тезія червоноголоваUkrainian
  • 栗头地莺Chinese
  • 栗头树莺Chinese
  • 栗頭地鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-headed tesia

Other species in the same genus Cettia.

CompareChestnut-headed tesia vs Cetti's warblerChestnut-headed tesia vs Grey-sided bush warblerChestnut-headed tesia vs Chestnut-crowned bush warbler

Common questions

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How big is the chestnut-headed tesia?

An adult chestnut-headed tesia weighs 8.94 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-headed tesia endangered?

The chestnut-headed tesia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-headed tesia?

The chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata) belongs to the family Cettiidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-headed-tesia

MLA

“Chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-headed-tesia.

BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_headed_tesia_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-headed-tesia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}