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Rio Negro Gnatcatcher

Polioptila facilis Zimmer, JT 1942

The Guianan gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Polioptilidae
Genus:
   Polioptila
Scientific:
  Polioptila facilis

Original description

Citation:
  Zimmer, JT 1942

Reference:
   Amer. Mus. Novit. no.1168 p.6

Protonym:
  Polioptila guianensis facilis

Link:
  https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4724/

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  73B2C287DFBDDCAB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-73B2C287

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/73B2C287

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916700

Geographic range:

  • Polioptila facilis: eastern Colombia (Vaupés, Guainía) and southern Venezuela (Amazonas) to extreme northern Brazil (northern Amazonas and west central Roraima)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
Catalan:
agafamosquits de Rio Negro
Danish:
Rio Negro-snerresmutte
German:
Rio-Negro-Mückenfänger
Spanish:
Perlita del Río Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Perlita del Río Negro
French:
Gobemoucheron du Rio Negro
Croatian:
olovasta mušičarka
Japanese:
リオネグロブユムシクイ
Lithuanian:
rionegrinis mašalinukas
Dutch:
Rio-Negromuggenvanger
Norwegian:
amazonmyggsmett (facilis)
Polish:
siwuszka wenezuelska
Portuguese:
Balança-rabo-do-rio-negro
Portuguese (Brazil):
balança-rabo-do-rio-negro
Russian:
Рионегросская комароловка
Slovak:
sivuška džungľová
Serbian:
Komarica iz Rio Negra
Swedish:
rionegromyggsnappare
Ukrainian:
Комароловка венесуельська
Chinese:
尼格罗蚋莺
Chinese (Traditional):
尼格羅蚋鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Gobemoucheron du Rio Negro ( Polioptila facilis)
Clements, version 2021:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Polioptila facilis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Polioptila facilis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Polioptila [guianensis or facilis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: agafamosquits de Rio Negro
Danish: Rio Negro-snerresmutte
German: Rio-Negro-Mückenfänger
English: Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro), Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
English, HBW: Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro)
English (IOC): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
English (United States): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
Spanish: Perlita del Río Negro, Perlita Guayanesa (facilis)
Spanish (Spain): Perlita del Río Negro, Perlita Guayanesa (facilis)
Spanish (HBW): Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro)
Spanish (Venezuela): Chirito Brujito
French: Gobemoucheron du Rio Negro, Gobemoucheron guyanais (facilis), Gobemoucheron guyanais (Rio Negro)
Croatian: olovasta mušičarka
Japanese (romaji): haiirobuyumushikui (facilis)
Japanese: ハイイロブユムシクイ (facilis), リオネグロブユムシクイ
Scientific: Polioptila facilis, Polioptila guianensis facilis
Lithuanian: rionegrinis mašalinukas
Dutch: Guyana-muggenvanger (facilis), Rio-Negromuggenvanger
Norwegian: amazonmyggsmett (facilis)
Polish: siwuszka wenezuelska
Portuguese: Balança-rabo-do-rio-negro
Portuguese (Brazil): balanca-rabo-do-rio-negro, balança-rabo-do-rio-negro
Portuguese (Portugal): Balança-rabo-do-rio-negro, caça-mosquitos-do-rio-negro
Russian: Рионегросская комароловка
Slovak: sivuška džungľová
Serbian: Gvajanska komarica (facilis), Komarica iz Rio Negra
Swedish: rionegromyggsnappare
Turkish: Rio Negro bitkuşu
Ukrainian: Комароловка венесуельська
Chinese: 尼格罗蚋莺
Chinese (Traditional): 尼格羅蚋鶯

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