Javan Tesia

Tesia superciliaris

Description

Tesia superciliaris is an Indonesian endemic animal found only on the island of Java. This bird is small with long legs almost without a tail. Upper body olive-grey. Lower body whitish gray. Prominent pale gray eyebrows, extending to the back, blackish head, brown irises, brown upper beak, yellow lower beak, and brown legs.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

3,6 years

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

7 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Scotocercidae

GENUS

:

Tesia

SPECIES

:

Tesia superciliaris

Distribution

Tesia superciliaris has a habitat in mountainous areas, spread at an altitude of 1000-3000 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia (West Java and Central Java)

Habits and Lifestyle

Tesia superciliaris lives on and near the forest floor, in thick shrubs or open understorey. This bird is often found near dead trees, jumping quickly from place to place.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Tesia superciliaris feeds on small insects, grubs, worms, and snails.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this bird is April to June and October to December. The nest is in the form of a round bag made of roots, moss, fine fiber and placed in a dense bush near the soil surface. The number of eggs in the nest is 2 pinkish with red spots.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

Stable population, least concern of extinction.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Tesia Jawa Wikipedia Artikel
  2. Javan Tesia Tesia superciliaris on The IUCN Redlist