Polioptilidae
Polioptila nigriceps S.F.Baird, 1864
Polioptila nigriceps S.F.Baird, 1864
Black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) is a small songbird native to western Mexico, occasionally breeding in southern Arizona.
Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)
Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)
Polioptila caerulea, the blue-gray gnatcatcher, is a small North American bird with distinct plumage and a migratory range.
Polioptila californica Brewster, 1881
Polioptila californica Brewster, 1881
Polioptila californica is a small non-migratory gnatcatcher with a threatened northern population in coastal Southern California.
Polioptila melanura Lawrence, 1857
Polioptila melanura Lawrence, 1857
Polioptila melanura, the black-tailed gnatcatcher, is a small gray bird that can be distinguished from similar species by its predominantly black under-tail.
Polioptila lembeyei (Gundlach, 1858)
Polioptila lembeyei (Gundlach, 1858)
The Cuban gnatcatcher is a small gnatcatcher species endemic to Cuba’s coastal xeric scrublands.
Polioptila plumbea (Gmelin, 1788)
Polioptila plumbea (Gmelin, 1788)
Polioptila plumbea, the tropical gnatcatcher, is a small insectivorous bird found across wooded habitats of Central and South America.
Polioptila dumicola (Vieillot, 1817)
Polioptila dumicola (Vieillot, 1817)
Masked gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) is a relatively large gnatcatcher with multiple described subspecies across South America.
Polioptila albiloris P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1860
Polioptila albiloris P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1860
The white-lored gnatcatcher is a small bird found from Mexico to Costa Rica that inhabits arid to semi-arid open biomes.
Polioptila albiventris Lawrence, 1885
Polioptila albiventris Lawrence, 1885
This is a description of the Yucatan gnatcatcher, a small bird endemic to the northern Yucatan Peninsula coast of Mexico.
Polioptila plumbea bilineata (Bonaparte, 1850)
Polioptila plumbea bilineata (Bonaparte, 1850)
Polioptila plumbea bilineata is a small North and South American gnatcatcher subspecies that feeds on insects.
Ramphocaenus melanurus Vieillot, 1819
Ramphocaenus melanurus Vieillot, 1819
Ramphocaenus melanurus, the trilling gnatwren, is a small bird ranging from Mexico to Brazil and Trinidad, with a characteristic trilling call.
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