Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyStenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
- GenusCulicicapa (Canary-Flycatchers)
- SpeciesCulicicapa ceylonensis (Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher)
The grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis), sometimes known as the grey-headed flycatcher, is a species of small flycatcher-like bird found in tropical Asia. It has a square crest, a grey hood and yellow underparts. They are found mainly in forested habitats where they often join other birds in mixed-species foraging flocks. Pairs are often seen as they forage for insects by making flycatcher-like sallies and calling aloud. Several subspecies are recognized within their wide distribution range. In the past the genus Culicicapa was considered to be an Old World flycatcher but studies have found them to belong to a new family designated as the Stenostiridae or fairy flycatchers that include the African genera Stenostira and Elminia. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher at Yala National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there