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title: "Grauseidenschnäpper"
description: "Ptiliogonys cinereus — Vögel. The grey silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Ptiliogonatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/gray-silky-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grauseidenschnäpper

> Ptiliogonys cinereus — Vögel. The grey silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Ptiliogonatidae.

- Scientific name: *Ptiliogonys cinereus*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7831
- Wikidata: [Q27075343](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075343)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367678](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367678)

## Names

- en: Gray Silky-flycatcher
- de: Grauseidenschnäpper
- es: Capulinero gris
- fr: Ptilogon cendré
- nl: Grijze Zijdevliegenvanger
- pl: Jedwabniczka szara

## Countries with the most observations

MX (7305), GT (154)

## Summary

The grey silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Ptiliogonatidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico and as a vagrant in Texas, United States.

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

## Photo

![Grauseidenschnäpper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gray-silky-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193337787

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gray-silky-flycatcher?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).