Gnatcatchers
Polioptila
Polioptila is a genus of small insectivorous birds in the family Polioptilidae. They are found in North and South America.
The genus Polioptila was introduced by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1855. Although he listed several members, he did not specify a type species. This was designated by the American ornithologist Spencer Baird in 1864 as Montacilla caerulea, Linnaeus, now the blue-grey gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea. The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek words πολιος polios "grey" and πτιλον ptilon "plumage".
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila caerulea
Masked Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila dumicola
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila melanura
California Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila californica
Tropical Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila plumbea
White-browed Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila bilineata
White-lored Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila albiloris
Black-capped Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila nigriceps
Yucatan Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila albiventris
Cuban Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila lembeyei
Marañón Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila maior
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila lactea
Slate-throated Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila schistaceigula
Inambari Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila attenboroughi
Klages's Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila paraensis
Iquitos Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila clementsi
Guianan Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila guianensis
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
speciesPolioptila facilis
Polioptila melanura × nigriceps
hybridPolioptila melanura × nigriceps
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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