Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Seicercus castaniceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPhylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
- GenusSeicercus
- SpeciesSeicercus castaniceps (Chestnut-crowned Warbler)
The chestnut-crowned warbler (Phylloscopus castaniceps) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Nine subspecies are recognised across its range, and it forms a superspecies with the Sunda warbler and the yellow-breasted warbler. It is arboreal and primarily insectivorous. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Warbler sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park
Whistler's Warbler
Seicercus whistleri
Golden-spectacled Warbler
Seicercus burkii
Grey-hooded Warbler
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Buff-barred Warbler
Phylloscopus pulcher
Ashy-throated Warbler
Phylloscopus maculipennis
Pale-rumped Warbler
Phylloscopus chloronotus
Blyth's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus reguloides
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Hume's Warbler
Phylloscopus humei
Large-billed Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris
Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-crowned Warbler in Langtang National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Warbler sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-crowned Warbler in Langtang National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-crowned Warbler in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.