Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Gnatcatchers :: Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura

Described by: Lawrence (1857)
Alternate common name(s): Plumbeous Gnatcatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Arizona, USA - May 26, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA - Apr 6, 2005 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA - Apr 6, 2005 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Catalina State Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA - Jan, 2007 © Hans Spiecker  Catalina State Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA - Jan 11, 2007 © Hans Spiecker 
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Range

Sw. and sc. United States, nw. and nc. Mexico;
Two populations;
(1) Sw. United States (se. California, and ex. s. Nevada, to c. Arizona), nw. Mexico and ne. Baja near San Felipe, and tentatively, islands in the Gulf of California (Angel de la Guarda, Coronado, San Esteban).
(2) S. United States (s. Utah, c. Arizona, sw. Colorado, c. New Mexico, w. and s. Texas in the Rio Grande Valley) s. on Mexican Plateau (Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts to s. Sonora, s. Durango, possibly n. Jalisco, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, wc. Hidalgo, and sw. Tamaulipas).
(3) Tiburon Is. (Santa Margarita Is.).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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