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Culicicapa

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Also known as Canary-flycatcher

The canary-flycatchers (Culicicapa) are a genus of birds in the family Stenostiridae. The genus was erected by Robert Swinhoe in 1871. It is restricted to Southeast Asia. Canary-flycatchers have a fine-tipped bill which becomes broad and flat at the base. The sexes are indistinguishable in plumage. Young birds are neither spotted nor streaked.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyStenostiridae
Observations recorded167,271

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The canary-flycatchers (Culicicapa) are a genus of birds in the family Stenostiridae. The genus was erected by Robert Swinhoe in 1871. It is restricted to Southeast Asia. Canary-flycatchers have a fine-tipped bill which becomes broad and flat at the base. The sexes are indistinguishable in plumage. Young birds are neither spotted nor streaked.

There are two species: Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis Citrine canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa helianthea

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Culicicapa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.