Canary-flycatcher | |
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Grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Stenostiridae |
Genus: | Culicicapa R. Swinhoe, 1871 |
Type species | |
Platyrhynchus ceylonensis[1] Swainson, 1820
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Species | |
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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.[2] 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.[3][4]
There are two species: