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[[Image:Grey-headed_Canary_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}} <br />Mussoorie Hills, [[India]], June 2006]] | [[Image:Grey-headed_Canary_Flycatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}} <br />Mussoorie Hills, [[India]], June 2006]] | ||
;[[:Category:Culicicapa|Culicicapa]] ceylonensis | ;[[:Category:Culicicapa|Culicicapa]] ceylonensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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| + | *Grey head, nape and upper breast | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | ||
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An additional subspecies ''antioxantha'' is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | An additional subspecies ''antioxantha'' is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry broad-leafed forests, both primary and secondary. They are particularly partial to wooded ravines and gorges. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | Their diet consists of flying insects such as flies, mosquitoes, gnats and moths; also beetles and wasps. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Grey Headed Canary Flycatcher 20100717.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Grey Headed Canary Flycatcher 20100717.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
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Recording by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}}<br />[[Nuwara Eliya]], [[Sri Lanka]], July 2010 | Recording by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}}<br />[[Nuwara Eliya]], [[Sri Lanka]], July 2010 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 8 October 2015
- Culicicapa ceylonensis
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
- Grey head, nape and upper breast
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas and Bali.
Pakistan, central India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. calochrysea:
- C. c. ceylonensis:
- C. c. sejuncta:
- Western Lesser Sundas (Lombok and Flores)
- C. c. connectens:
- Sumba (westerm Lesser Sundas)
An additional subspecies antioxantha is not recognised by all authorities[2].
Habitat
Dry broad-leafed forests, both primary and secondary. They are particularly partial to wooded ravines and gorges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of flying insects such as flies, mosquitoes, gnats and moths; also beetles and wasps.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Grey Headed Canary Flycatcher 20100717.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, July 2010
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-headed_Canary-Flycatcher
External Links
