Grey-headed Flycatcher now called Canary Flycatcher

This cute little flycatcher comes down from the Himalaya and visits the plains of north India, for summer. It heads back through the warm and somewhat dusty plains at the beginning of spring to reach better climes in the Himalaya, in time for spring-time there and the nesting season. This little fellow visited the office of Wilderness Films India in the heart of New Delhi city in early March 2014, on its way up, seeking shelter under a Banyan tree in our office complex.

The Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher sometimes known as the Grey-headed Flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) 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.

Source: Wikipedia

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