Tropical Gnatcatcher

Polioptila plumbea - Gobemoucheron tropical

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Polioptilidés
Genus
:
Polioptila
Species
:
plumbea

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1788

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 6 à 8 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Polioptila plumbea plumbea (Suriname, French Guiana and n Brazil)
Polioptila plumbea anteocularis (c Colombia)
Polioptila plumbea plumbiceps (ne and e Colombia and n Venezuela)
Polioptila plumbea innotata (e Colombia to c Guyana and n Brazil)
Polioptila plumbea atricapilla (ne Brazil)
Polioptila plumbea parvirostris (e Ecuador, ne Peru and nw Brazil)

Foreign names

Gobemoucheron tropical,
Perlita tropical,
balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto,
Amazonasmückenfänger,
trópusi szúnyogkapó,
Amazonemuggenvanger,
Pigliamoschini tropicale,
blygrå myggsnappare,
Krattmyggsmett,
sivuška tropická,
leskot tropický,
Blygrå Snerresmutte,
sääskikerttu,
agafamosquits tropical,
siwuszka tropikalna,
Черношапочная комароловка,
カオジロブユムシクイ,
热带蚋莺,
blygrå myggsnappare,
熱帶蚋鶯,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland, Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest