GREY
HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER...... sometimes known as the Grey-headed
Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) is a species of small flycatcher-like bird
found in tropical Asia.
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.
The Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher is about 10 cm long.
The Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher is about 10 cm long.
This species breeds in
upland to montane oak (Quercus) and other broadleaved forests and similar
wooded areas in temperate to tropical southern Asia, from Pakistan, Central
India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and southern China. Many populations are
resident, but some Himalayan birds are partial migrants that winter in
peninsular India sometimes even occurring in arid habitats. Other populations
may make altitudinal movements but in parts of the eastern Himalayas such as Bhutan,
they have been found to occur all year round, and can be found up to and above
2,000 m ASL.
The Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher is an insectivore and like flycatchers makes sallies for aerial insects from a low perch under the canopy of a tree. A pair may forage together and they will often join mixed-species foraging flocks.[INFO:WIKIPEDIA]
The Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher is an insectivore and like flycatchers makes sallies for aerial insects from a low perch under the canopy of a tree. A pair may forage together and they will often join mixed-species foraging flocks.[INFO:WIKIPEDIA]
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