Maranon Gnatcatcher
Polioptila maiorHellmayr, CE, 1900
English (US) Maranon Gnatcatcher
The Maranon Gnatcatcher (Polioptila maior) 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: north-central Peru (upper Marañón Valley, from Piura to northwestern Huánuco) and on the west slope, north to at least La Libertad and south to central LimaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Polioptila maior
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Maranon Gnatcatcher
- Described by
- Hellmayr, CE, 1900
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- P[olioptila] nigriceps maior
- Described by
- Hellmayr, CE, 1900
- Type locality
- Sueccha [= Succha] , 3,000 m., Huamachuco, Libertad, Peru.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 7, no.3 p.538
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
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