Culicicapa helianthea (Wallace, 1865) is a animal in the Stenostiridae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Culicicapa helianthea (Wallace, 1865)

Culicicapa helianthea (Wallace, 1865)

Culicicapa helianthea, the citrine canary-flycatcher, is a yellowish Stenostiridae bird found in Sulawesi and the Philippines.

Family
Genus
Culicicapa
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Culicicapa helianthea (Wallace, 1865)

The citrine canary-flycatcher, scientifically named Culicicapa helianthea, is a bird species that belongs to the family Stenostiridae. The common name term "citrine" references the species' yellowish colouration. This bird is found in Sulawesi and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It has been observed joining mixed-species flocks that include Everett's white-eyes, black-naped monarchs, orange-bellied flowerpeckers, elegant tits, crimson sunbirds, garden sunbirds, and Negros striped babblers.

Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Forest Botial-Jarvis · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Stenostiridae Culicicapa

More from Stenostiridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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