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Photo by bambuza
Chiangmai, Thailand, July 2011
Tesia olivea

Identification

Slaty-bellied Tesia have size 9 cm.Montypic. Adult : look like Grey-bellied Tesis but forecrown or most crown washed gloden-yellow,underparts unifrom dark slaty-grey,orange to orange-yellow lower mandible.Sometime has quite dull crown and hint of brighter supercilium.

Distribution

Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. .

Taxonomy

Habitat

Live in Rainforest and undergrowth inbroadleaved everygreen forest,particularly near streams,700-2565 m,locally down to 455 m. in winter.

Behaviour

Slaty-bellied Tesia live in undergrowth and alway walk on the ground.

References

Recommended Citation

Bird of Thailand and South-east Asia by Craig Robson

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