Guianan Gnatcatcher
Polioptila guianensisTodd, WEC, 1920
English (US) Guianan Gnatcatcher
The Guianan Gnatcatcher (Polioptila guianensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Polioptilidae (Gnatwrens and Gnatcatchers) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana) southward to the Amazon RiverRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Polioptila guianensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Guianan Gnatcatcher
- Described by
- Todd, WEC, 1920
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Todd, WEC, 1920
- Type locality
- Tamanoir, Mana River, French Guiana.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 33 p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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