Citrine Canary-flycatcher
Culicicapa heliantheaWallace, AR, 1865
English (US) Citrine Canary-flycatcher
The Citrine Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa helianthea) 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 helianthea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Citrine Canary-flycatcher
- Described by
- Wallace, AR, 1865
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Culicicapa helianthea septentrionalis
- Culicicapa helianthea zimmeri
- Culicicapa helianthea panayensis
- Culicicapa helianthea mayri
- Culicicapa helianthea helianthea
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Wallace, AR, 1865
- Type locality
- Menado (= Manado), Celebes.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, pt.2 p.476
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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