The canary-flycatchers (Culicicapa) are a genus of birds in the family Stenostiridae. The genus was erected by Robert Swinhoe in 1871. It is restricted to Southeast Asia. Canary-flycatchers have a fine-tipped bill which becomes broad and flat at the base. The sexes are indistinguishable in plumage. Young birds are neither spotted nor streaked.
There are two species: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Grey-headed canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis Tropical Asia, from Pakistan, Central India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and southern China. Citrine canary-flycatcher Culicicapa helianthea Sulawesi and the Philippines.
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