Passeriformes
Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
HBW 11, p. 350
- Very small insectivores with slender pointed bill and long graduated tail usually tipped or edged white; plumage predominantly greyish, most species with some black on head of breeding male; three species have very long, slender bill, brownish-greyish plumage, and shortish cocked tail.
- North, Middle and South America.
- Temperate, tropical and semi-arid forest and woodland, and arid scrub.
- 3 genera, 17 species, 70 taxa.
- 1 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 4 2 2 8 1 Collared Gnatwren (Microbates collaris)
- 3 1 1 1 8 2 Tawny-faced Gnatwren (Microbates cinereiventris)
- 14 5 5 4 8 3 Long-billed Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus melanurus)
- 32 1 23 8 8 4 Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- 7 2 3 2 8 5 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
- 6 3 3 8 6 California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)
- 8 3 5 8 7 Cuban Gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei)
- 19 2 12 5 8 8 White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris)
- 2 2 8 9 Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps)
- 39 1 22 16 8 10 Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea)
- 9 3 2 4 6 11 Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher (Polioptila lactea)
- 2 1 1 8 12 Guianan Gnatcatcher (Polioptila guianensis)
- 0 8 13 Rio Negro Gnatcatcher (Polioptila facilis)
- 0 8 14 Para Gnatcatcher (Polioptila paraensis)
- 0 2 15 Iquitos Gnatcatcher (Polioptila clementsi)
- 2 1 1 8 16 Slate-throated Gnatcatcher (Polioptila schistaceigula)
- 31 4 19 8 8 17 Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola)
Family statistics
3 genera, 17 species
| 178 files covering | |
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| 3 genera | (100%) |
| 14 species | (82%) |
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