Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
Slate-throated Gnatcatcher (Polioptila schistaceigula) - HBW 11, p. 375
French: Gobemoucheron ardoisé
German: Graukehl-Mückenfänger
Spanish: Perlita Pizarrosa
Taxonomy: Polioptila schistaceigula E. J. O. Hartert, 1898, Cachaví, 500 feet [c. 150 m], Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Probably sister to the group formed by P. guianensis, P. facilis, P. paraensis and P. clementsi. Recent suggestions that birds in E Panama and NW Colombia possibly represent an undescribed race now questioned in light of additional specimen material. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Panama, W Colombia and NW Ecuador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult (as always) high up in the canopy!
Locality Jocotoco Foundation’s Canandé Station, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 12 January 2010 3 years ago 1
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Call. Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 30 July 2001 3 years ago 3
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