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California Gnatcatcher

Polioptila californica

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) sherylparsons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.

United States	56,340
California	56,336
Mexico	206
Baja California Sur	135
Baja California	71
Nevada	4

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
Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.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

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
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Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
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