Grey-bellied Tesia

Grey-bellied Tesia

Tesia cyaniventer

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Namdapha National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

83 Verified sightings at Namdapha National Park From 2019 to 2026
432 In all 6 parks
November 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 Namdapha National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Tesia sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

March and November–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-bellied Tesia in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May and October, the lowest months. Those are among Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.

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

Yes

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Grey-bellied Tesia sightings, Namdapha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manas National Park (India, about 10%) and Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 10%).

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 Namdapha National Park (83 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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