Latin Etymology: Culicicapa ("midge seize") ceylonensis ("of Sri Lanka")
Adult Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher (subspecies C. c. calochrysea) at Angkor Thom, Cambodia - February 2019
Featured Subspecies: Culicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea
Weight: 6-9g / Length: 12-13cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Despite the name, this species isn't actually a member of the flycatcher family at all, and is infact a member of the Family Stenostiridae; a small group of birds that have fairly recently been found to comprise their own family having previously been distributed across various others, and are now known as the Fairy Flycatchers. They are actually more closely related to the Tits than to other flycatchers, although they certainly have behavioural parralel evolution to the "True" flycatcatchers - this one was feeding with that characteristic flycatcher behaviour.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Stenostridae
Genus: Culicicapa
SUBSPECIES: C. c. calochrysea, C. c. ceylonensis, C. c. antioxantha, C. c. sejuncta, C. c. connectens
- Sighting Locations -
- CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: One near Angkor Thom
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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