Slaty-bellied Tesia (Tesia olivea)

Other Names (World)
Slaty-bellied Tesia, Slaty-bellied Ground Warbler

Family
Scotocercidae (Bush-warblers)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
(McClelland, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

Eastern Nepal and north-eastern India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh) east to southern China (south-eastern Xizang, southern Sichuan, western Yunnan), Myanmar, north-western Thailand, northern and central Laos and northern Vietnam (Tonkin, northern Annam).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (99)...)

Slaty-bellied Tesia (Tesia olivea) [XC21951]
by Frank Lambert from Yongkala, India (song)

Slaty-bellied Tesia (Tesia olivea) [XC21953]
by Mike Nelson from near Kalau (FL), India (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

olivea (McClelland, 1840) - North-eastern India to southern China, Myanmar, north-western Thailand, northern Laos and Tonkin.
chiangmaiensis Renner et al., 2008 - Northern Thailand to northern Vietnam.

References
See References.

Files:

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