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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Bornean Treepie
Dendrocitta cinerascens
Indigo Flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Seicercus montis
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
Mountain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus trivirgatus
Bornean Whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
Staphida everetti
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus borneensis
White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis
Black-sided Flowerpecker
Dicaeum monticolum
Gray-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.