Cuban Gnatcatcher
Polioptila lembeyei(Gundlach, JC, 1858)
English (US) Cuban Gnatcatcher
The Cuban Gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei) 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: semiarid coastal scrub of eastern Cuba and Cayo CocoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Polioptila lembeyei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cuban Gnatcatcher
- Described by
- (Gundlach, JC, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Culicivora lembeyei
- Described by
- (Gundlach, JC, 1858)
- Type locality
- eastern Cuba.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 6 p.273
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Gnatwrens and Gnatcatchers
Guianan Gnatcatcher
Polioptila guianensis
Slate-throated Gnatcatcher
Polioptila schistaceigula
Iquitos Gnatcatcher
Polioptila clementsi
Para Gnatcatcher
Polioptila paraensis
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher
Polioptila lactea
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
Maranon Gnatcatcher
Polioptila maior
Yucatan Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiventris
White-browed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila bilineata
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
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