Polioptila
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Polioptila is a genus of bird
in the Polioptilidae family.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Polioptilidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherBlue-gray GnatcatcherThe Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea, is a very small songbird.Adult males are blue-grey on the upperparts with white underparts and have a long slender bill, long black tail and an angry black unibrow. Females are less blue without the unibrow...
, Polioptila caerulea - Cuban GnatcatcherCuban GnatcatcherThe Cuban Gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family, the gnatcatchers.It is endemic to Cuba.Its natural habitat is xeric scrubland. It is the smallest species in the Polioptilidae family at 10 cm ....
, Polioptila lembeyei - California GnatcatcherCalifornia GnatcatcherThe California Gnatcatcher, Polioptila californica, is a small 10.8 cm long insectivorous bird which frequents dense coastal sage scrub growth...
, Polioptila californica - Black-tailed GnatcatcherBlack-tailed GnatcatcherThe Black-tailed Gnatcatcher is a small, insectivorous bird which ranges throughout the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is nonmigratory and found in arid desert areas year-round.-Taxonomy:The Black-tailed Gnatcatcher was described by...
, Polioptila melanura - Black-capped GnatcatcherBlack-capped GnatcatcherThe Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Polioptila nigriceps, is a very small songbird.Adults are blue-grey on the upperparts with white underparts, with a long slender bill and a long black tail with white outer tailbands on the uppertail. The undertail is extensively white, showing black only along a thin...
, Polioptila nigriceps - White-lored GnatcatcherWhite-lored GnatcatcherThe White-lored Gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family.It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua....
, Polioptila albiloris - Guianan GnatcatcherGuianan GnatcatcherThe Guianan Gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family. It is found in the canopy in the Amazon Rainforest...
, Polioptila guianensis- Rio Negro Gnatcatcher, Poliptila (guianensis) facilis
- Para Gnatcatcher, Polioptila (guianensis) paraensis
- Iquitos GnatcatcherIquitos GnatcatcherThe Iquitos Gnatcatcher Polioptila clementsi is a gnatcatcher described as new to science in 2005. It is currently only known from the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, west of Iquitos, Peru. The species is a member of the Polioptila guianensis complex. It is named after James F....
, Polioptila clementsi - Tropical GnatcatcherTropical GnatcatcherThe Tropical Gnatcatcher is a small active insectivorous songbird, which is a resident species throughout a large part of the Neotropics...
, Polioptila plumbea- Maranon Gnatcatcher, Polioptila (plumbea) maior
- White-browed Gnatcatcher, Polioptila (plumbea) bilineata
- Creamy-bellied GnatcatcherCreamy-bellied GnatcatcherThe Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
, Polioptila lactea - Slate-throated GnatcatcherSlate-throated GnatcatcherThe Slate-throated Gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Polioptila schistaceigula - Masked GnatcatcherMasked GnatcatcherThe Masked Gnatcatcher is a small active insectivorous songbird, found in northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and southern and central Brazil. It is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats, including dry forest and Cerrado...
, Polioptila dumicola- Berlepsch's Gnatcatcher, Polioptila (dumicola) berlepschi