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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jonathon Jongsma (XC137714). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptila melanura
California GnatcatcherPolioptila californica
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
BushtitPsaltriparus minimus
Black-capped GnatcatcherPolioptila nigriceps
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 579,055 |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 572,652 |
| Michigan | 395,794 |
| New York | 335,227 |
| West Virginia | 152,574 |
| Massachusetts | 128,579 |
| Connecticut | 51,840 |
| Minnesota | 47,974 |
| United States | 45,331 |
| New Hampshire | 17,621 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens · Polioptilidae |
| Genus | Gnatcatchers · Polioptila |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Blue-gray Gnatcatcher with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.