Canary-flycatcher

Canary-flycatcher
Grey-headed canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Stenostiridae
Genus:	Culicicapa R. Swinhoe, 1871
Type species
Platyrhynchus ceylonensis [1] Swainson, 1820
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:

• Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis
• Citrine canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa helianthea

References

1. "Longicaudidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. Beresford, P.; Barker, F.K.; Ryan, P.G.; Crowe, T.M. (2005). "African endemics span the tree of songbirds (Passeri): molecular systematics of several evolutionary 'enigmas'" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 272 (1565): 849–858. doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2997. PMC   1599865 . PMID   15888418. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
3. Vaurie, Charles (1953). "A generic revision of flycatchers of the tribe Muscicapini". Bulletin of the AMNH. 100: 531. hdl:2246/1030.
4. Johansson, Ulf S.; Fjeldsa, J; Bowie, RCK (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships within Passerida (Aves: Passeriformes): A review and a new molecular phylogeny based on three nuclear intron markers" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 48 (3): 858–876. Bibcode:2008MolPE..48..858J. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.029. PMID   18619860. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2013-01-14.