Polioptila plumbea [incl. plumbiceps] (Tropical Gnatcatcher [incl. plumbiceps])

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Tropical Gnatcatcher [incl. plumbiceps]

Polioptila plumbea [incl. plumbiceps] (= Polioptila plumbea) (Gmelin, JF 1788)

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Polioptilidae
Genus:
   Polioptila
Scientific:
  Polioptila plumbea

Original description

Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
Todus plumbeus

Type locality:
Surinam.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/456/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
8412E21BCB46EE5A

Avibase ID:
avibase-8412E21B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8412E21B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562379

English:
Tropical Gnatcatcher [incl. plumbiceps]
French:
Gobemoucheron tropical [incl. plumbiceps]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tropical Gnatcatcher [incl. plumbiceps] ( Polioptila plumbea [incl. plumbiceps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tropical Gnatcatcher [incl. plumbiceps] ( Polioptila plumbea [incl. plumbiceps])
Avilist 2025: Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 4]
Clements, version 2024: Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 4]
Clements, version 2025: Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 4]
eBird version 2024: Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 4]
eBird version 2025: Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Polioptila [plumbea or maior, incl. plumbiceps]

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: agafamosquits tropical
Czech: leskot tropický
Danish: Blygrå Snerresmutte
German: Amazonasmückenfänger
English: Tropical Gnatcatcher, Tropical Gnatcatcher [incl. plumbiceps]
Spanish: Perlita tropical
Finnish: sääskikerttu
French: Gobemoucheron tropical, Gobemoucheron tropical [incl. plumbiceps]
Croatian: sivoleđa mušičarka
Hungarian: trópusi szúnyogkapó
Italian: Pigliamoschini tropicale
Japanese: カオジロブユムシクイ
Scientific: Polioptila plumbea, Polioptila plumbea [incl. plumbiceps]
Lithuanian: juodakepuris mašalinukas
Dutch: Amazonemuggenvanger
Norwegian: krattmyggsmett
Polish: siwuszka tropikalna
Portuguese: balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): caça-mosquitos-tropical
Russian: Амазонская комароловка
Slovak: sivuška tropická
Serbian: Tropska komarica
Swedish: blygrå myggsnappare
Turkish: Tropikal Bitkuşu
Ukrainian: комароловка тропічна
Chinese: 热带蚋莺
Chinese (Traditional): 熱帶蚋鶯