Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler (Cettia major)

Other Names (World)
Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler, Large Bush-warbler, Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler

Family
Scotocercidae (Bush-warblers)

Size
12.50 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Horsfield & Moore, 1854)

Habitat
Temperate forest. Also temperate shrubland and grassland. From 1,800 - 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Nepal, Thailand.

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 (8)...)

Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler (Cettia major) [XC783982]
by Bo Shunqi \u8584\u987a\u5947 from Nam Kham Nature Reserve, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand (call)

Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler (Cettia major) [XC597938]
by Dave Guo from Nam Kham Nature Reserve, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Validity of subspecies vafra has been questioned by a number of authors.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

major (Horsfield & Moore, 1854) - Himalayas from northern India (Kumaon) east to southern China (south-eastern Xizang, Sichuan, north-western Yunnan).
vafra (Koelz, 1954) - North-eastern India (Assam).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler (Cettia major) - 10 files

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