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Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
Latin Name:
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Category:
Size:
9cm
Description:
Sexes alike. Ashy-grey head, throat and breast; darker crown; yellow-green back and yellow rump; yellow in browner wings and tail; yellow below breast. Solitary or in pairs, occasionally several in vicinity, especially in mixed parties; a forest bird, typical flycatcher, excitedly flitting about, launching aerial sallies and generally on the move; wherever this bird is, its cheerful unmistakable calls are heard.
Habitat:
Forests, gardens, orchards
Distribution:
Commonly breeds in the Himalaya, 1,500–3,000m; possibly in some of the hill forests of C India and E Ghats; common in winter over much of the subcontinent.
Call:
Call Description:
Vocal; high-pitched 2- or 3- syllabled calls, whi…chichee…whi…chichee; longer, trilling song; also chattering notes.
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