Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Tropical Gnatcatcher
The Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) 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.
- Scientific name
- Polioptila plumbea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Tropical Gnatcatcher
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Polioptila plumbea anteocularis
- Polioptila plumbea plumbiceps
- Polioptila plumbea innotata
- Polioptila plumbea plumbea
- Polioptila plumbea atricapilla
- Polioptila plumbea parvirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Todus plumbeus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.444
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Gnatwrens and Gnatcatchers
Slate-throated Gnatcatcher
Polioptila schistaceigula
Iquitos Gnatcatcher
Polioptila clementsi
Para Gnatcatcher
Polioptila paraensis
Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher
Polioptila lactea
Cuban Gnatcatcher
Polioptila lembeyei
Maranon Gnatcatcher
Polioptila maior
Yucatan Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiventris
White-browed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila bilineata
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
California Gnatcatcher
Polioptila californica
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