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Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler
Cettia major
Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler (Cettia major) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler (Cettia major) is a member of the Cettiidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 9.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cettiidae Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
- Genus Cettia
- Species major
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cettiidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler (Cettia major) is a member of the Cettiidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas, c China.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.7 g, with a wing length of about 6.2 cm and a tail of around 4.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler?
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 9.7 g.
Where does the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler live?
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas, c China, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler belong to?
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler (Cettia major) belongs to the Cettiidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler eat?
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler migrate?
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler's range?
The Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler has a mapped global range of about 1.7 million km².
Conservation
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