Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis(Swainson, WJ, 1820)
English (US) Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher
UK name: Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
The Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Stenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Culicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea
- Culicicapa ceylonensis antioxantha
- Culicicapa ceylonensis ceylonensis
- Culicicapa ceylonensis sejuncta
- Culicicapa ceylonensis connectens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchus Ceylonensis
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1820)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Zoological Illustrations ser.1, vol.1, no.3 pl.13,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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