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title: "Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher"
description: "Culicicapa ceylonensis — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/grey-headed-canary-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher

> Culicicapa ceylonensis — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Culicicapa ceylonensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 3440
- Wikidata: [Q73700](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73700)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116875](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116875)

## Names

- en: Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
- de: Graukopfkanarienschnäpper
- es: Papamoscas Cabecigrís
- fr: Gobemoustique à tête grise
- pl: Komarówka szarogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1095), TH (676), CN (372), HK (171), VN (138), MY (127), LK (113), ID (112), NP (106), BT (30), KH (29), LA (20)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_canary-flycatcher

## Photo

![Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grey-headed-canary-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262382093

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/grey-headed-canary-flycatcher?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).