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Para Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro)
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
Type locality:
Solano, Rio Casiquiare, Amazonas, Venezuela.
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
English:
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
Bulgarian:
Рионегроска комароловка
Catalan:
agafamosquits de Rio Negro
Czech:
leskot rionegroský
Danish:
Rio Negro-snerresmutte
German:
Rio-Negro-Mückenfänger
Esperanto:
rionegra polioptilo
Spanish:
Perlita del Río Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Perlita del Río Negro
Estonian:
rionegro händkäblik
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
Portuguese (Portugal):
caça-mosquitos-do-rio-negro
Russian:
Рионегросская комароловка
Slovak:
sivuška džungľová
Serbian:
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
Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
Bulgarian:
Рионегроска комароловка
Catalan:
agafamosquits de Rio Negro
Czech:
leskot rionegroský
Danish:
Rio Negro-snerresmutte
German:
Rio-Negro-Mückenfänger
Esperanto:
rionegra polioptilo
Spanish:
Perlita del Río Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Perlita del Río Negro
Estonian:
rionegro händkäblik
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
Portuguese (Portugal):
caça-mosquitos-do-rio-negro
Russian:
Рионегросская комароловка
Slovak:
sivuška džungľová
Serbian:
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
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): 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] |
| Avilist 2025: Polioptila paraensis facilis [version 2] |
| 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] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Polioptila guianensis facilis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Polioptila guianensis facilis |
| 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, version 2023: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: 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: Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro) ( Polioptila guianensis facilis) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| eBird version 2023: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: 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: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) |
| 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: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: 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] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila facilis) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): 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
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Рионегроска комароловка
Catalan: agafamosquits de Rio Negro
Czech: leskot rionegroský
Danish: Rio Negro-snerresmutte
German: Rio-Negro-Mückenfänger
English: Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro), Para Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro), Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
[ENAV]: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
English, HBW: Guianan Gnatcatcher (Rio Negro)
English (IOC): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
English (United States): Rio Negro Gnatcatcher
Esperanto: rionegra polioptilo
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
Estonian: rionegro händkäblik
French: Gobemoucheron du Rio Negro, Gobemoucheron guyanais (facilis), Gobemoucheron guyanais (Rio Negro)
French (Guyane): Gobemoucheron du 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, Polioptila paraensis 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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