Grey-bellied Tesia

Grey-bellied Tesia

Tesia cyaniventer

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Langtang National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

18 Verified sightings at Langtang National Park From 2019 to 2026
432 In all 6 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grey-bellied Tesia

The grey-bellied tesia (Tesia cyaniventer) is a species of warbler in the family Cettiidae. Its range extends from the Himalayas through southern China and Indochina (the Cardamom and Annamite ranges in particular). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

It is an insectivore. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording0:06

Vietnam · 2026

© Tim Dinh / Annambirding · XC1151646 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:12

China · 2026

© Dave Guo · XC1148765 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:10

India · 2023

© Viral Patel & Pankaj Maheria · XC938768 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
<5%
2 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-bellied Tesia in Langtang National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Tesia sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Grey-bellied Tesia in Langtang National Park?

April–May, July and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Tesia in Langtang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Grey-bellied Tesia?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-bellied Tesia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Langtang National Park the best place to see a Grey-bellied Tesia?

Among the best

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Grey-bellied Tesia sightings, Langtang National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 10%) and Manas National Park (India, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Grey-bellied Tesia live in Langtang National Park?

Same family: Cettiidae

The closest relatives of the Grey-bellied Tesia that you can see in Langtang National Park (family Cettiidae, Bush Warblers and Allies) are Aberrant Bush-Warbler (about 10%), Chestnut-headed Tesia (about 10%) and Black-faced Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grey-bellied Tesia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grey-bellied Tesia is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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