Tropical gnatcatcher

Tropical gnatcatcher
Call recorded in Ecuador
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Genus: Polioptila
Species:
P. plumbea
Binomial name
Polioptila plumbea
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

The tropical gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) is a small active insectivorous songbird, which is a resident species throughout a large part of northern South America. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the white-browed gnatcatcher.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Polioptila plumbea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103882288A94303370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103882288A94303370.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.