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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | There are | + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
*''C. c. calochrysea'': | *''C. c. calochrysea'': | ||
:*[[Pakistan]] to northern [[India]], southern [[China]], [[Myanmar]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Indochina]] | :*[[Pakistan]] to northern [[India]], southern [[China]], [[Myanmar]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Indochina]] | ||
*''C. c. ceylonensis'': | *''C. c. ceylonensis'': | ||
| − | :*Southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] | + | :*Southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] |
| + | *''C. c. antioxantha'': | ||
| + | :*Thai-Malay Peninsula, [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Bali]], and [[Borneo]] | ||
*''C. c. sejuncta'': | *''C. c. sejuncta'': | ||
:*Western [[Lesser Sundas]] (Lombok and Flores) | :*Western [[Lesser Sundas]] (Lombok and Flores) | ||
*''C. c. connectens'': | *''C. c. connectens'': | ||
:*Sumba (westerm Lesser Sundas) | :*Sumba (westerm Lesser Sundas) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry broad-leafed forests, both primary and secondary. They are particularly partial to wooded ravines and gorges. | Dry broad-leafed forests, both primary and secondary. They are particularly partial to wooded ravines and gorges. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
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Revision as of 17:23, 14 September 2017
- 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 5 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. calochrysea:
- C. c. ceylonensis:
- C. c. antioxantha:
- C. c. sejuncta:
- Western Lesser Sundas (Lombok and Flores)
- C. c. connectens:
- Sumba (westerm Lesser Sundas)
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 / Ssp. ceylonensis
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, July 2010.
Two summer song files of Ssp.calochrysea below :
<flashmp3>grey-headed_canary_flycatcher_alok.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Another longer song file
<flashmp3>grey-headed_canary_flycatcher_alok_2.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Both recordings by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2017.
References
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-headed_Canary-Flycatcher
External Links
