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Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The blue-gray gnatcatcher or blue-grey gnatcatcher is a very small songbird native to North America. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Polioptilidae
Genus:
Polioptila
Scientific:
Polioptila caerulea
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Polioptilidae
Genus:
Polioptila
Scientific:
Polioptila caerulea
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Motacilla caerulea
Type locality:
Pennsylvania [= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] .
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/341/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A15C5071DDEDC552
Avibase ID:
avibase-A15C5071
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A15C5071
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179853
Geographic range:
- Polioptila caerulea: breeds in varied woodland and shrubby habitats, mature deciduous, swamp, and gallery forest from south-central Washington (very local) southwards to southern Baja California (northwestern Mexico) and eastwards to southern Colorado, in Mexico (including the Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel) to western Guatemala and Belize, and from southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec (southeastern Canada) southwards in eastern USA to central Florida and the Bahamas; winters in southern USA to the Pacific coast of Mexico to Honduras, southern Florida, and Cuba
- Polioptila caerulea [caerulea]: eastern and central USA to Gulf Coast; winters to northeastern Mexico and West Indies
- Polioptila caerulea obscura (obscura): southern Baja California (28°N to Cape District)
- Polioptila caerulea obscura (gracilis): foothills of northwestern Mexico (southeastern Sonora)
- Polioptila caerulea obscura (amoenissima): southwestern Oregon to northern Baja California and northern Mexico; winters to southern Mexico
- Polioptila caerulea nelsoni: southern Mexico (Guerrero to Oaxaca and southern Chiapas)
- Polioptila caerulea [deppei or perplexa, excl. mexicana]: eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí to Veracruz, Tabasco, and northern Chiapas)
- Polioptila caerulea deppei (mexicana): southeastern Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula)
- Polioptila caerulea cozumelae: Cozumel (off Yucatan Peninsula)
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Source: Clements checklist
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Azerbaijani:
Boz hünütutan
Bulgarian:
Синьосива комароловка
Catalan:
agafamosquits cellanegre
Czech:
leskot modrošedý
Danish:
Blågrå Snerresmutte
German:
Blaumückenfänger
Esperanto:
nigrabrova polioptilo
Spanish:
Perlita Grisilla
Spanish (Spain):
Perlita Grisilla
Estonian:
Mustkulm-händkäblik
Finnish:
sinisääskikerttu
French:
Gobemoucheron gris-bleu
Hebrew:
ברחשית כחלחלה
Croatian:
siva mušičarka
Hungarian:
kék szúnyogkapó
Icelandic:
Mýhremmir
Italian:
Pigliamoschini grigiazzurro
Japanese (romaji):
buyumushikui
Japanese:
ブユムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Melsvasis mašalinukas
Latvian:
pelēkais odķērājs
Dutch:
Blauwgrijze Muggenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nordmyggsmett
Norwegian:
Nordmyggsmett
Polish:
siwuszka ciemnobrewa
Portuguese:
Balança-rabo-azul-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
caça-mosquitos-azulado
Russian:
Голубая комароловка
Slovak:
sivuška modrá
Serbian:
Plavosiva komarica
Swedish:
svartbrynad myggsnappare
Turkish:
Gökrengi bitkuşu
Ukrainian:
Комароловка сиза
Chinese:
灰蓝蚋莺
Chinese (Traditional):
灰藍蚋鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Gobemoucheron gris-bleu ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Gobemoucheron gris-bleu ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2024: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2025: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2015: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Polioptila caerulea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Polioptila caerulea [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Polioptila caerulea [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila caerulea) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Polioptila caerulea [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Polioptila caerulea [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Azerbaijani: Boz hünütutan
Bulgarian: Синьосива комароловка
Catalan: agafamosquits cellanegre
Czech: leskot modrošedý, Leskot modrý
Welsh: Gwybed-ddaliwr llwydlas
Danish: Blågrå Snerresmutte
German: Blaumückenfänger, Blau-Mückenfänger
English: Blue-gray Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-grey Flycatcher, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher, San Lucas Gnatcatcher, Sylvan Flycatcher, Western Gnatcatcher
English (Avilist): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
English, HBW: Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
English (IOC): Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
English (United States): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Esperanto: nigrabrova polioptilo
Spanish: Monjita gris azulado, Perlita Azulgris, perlita azul-gris, Perlita Común, Perlita Grisácea, Perlita Grisilla, Pertlita Grisilla, Rabuita
Spanish (Cuba): Rabuita
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Rabuita
Spanish (Spain): Perlita Grisilla
Spanish (HBW): Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Spanish (Honduras): Monjita gris azulado
Spanish (Mexico): perlita azulgris, perlita azul-gris, Perlita común, Perlita Grisilla, Pertlita Grisilla
Spanish (Nicaragua): Perlita Grisácea
Estonian: Mustkulm-händkäblik
Finnish: Sinisääskikerttu
French: Gobemouche gris-bleu, Gobemoucheron gris-bleu, gobemoucherons gris-bleu, Gobe-mouches gris-bleu, Polioptile à dos bleu
French (Guyane): Gobemoucheron gris-bleu
Galician: Abanarrabo azul-cincento
Hebrew: ברחשית כחלחלה
Croatian: siva mušičarka
Haitian Creole: Ti Chwichwi
Hungarian: kék szúnyogkapó
Icelandic: Mýhremmir
Italian: Pigliamoschini grigiazzurro, Pigliazanzare blu-grigio, Zanzariere blue-grigio, Zanzariere grigio-blu
Japanese (romaji): buyumushikui
Japanese: ブユムシクイ
Scientific: Motacilla caerulea, Motacilla grisea, Polioptila caerulea, Polioptila caerulea caerulea
Lithuanian: Melsvasis mašalinukas
Latvian: pelēkais odķērājs
Dutch: Blauwgrijze Muggenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nordmyggsmett
Norwegian: Nordmyggsmett
Polish: siwuszka ciemnobrewa, Siwuszka ciemnobrwista
Portuguese: Balança-rabo-azul-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): caça-mosquitos-azulado
Russian: Голубая комароловка
Slovak: Komárolovka modrá, sivuška modrá
Serbian: Plavosiva komarica
Swedish: Blågrå myggsnappare, svartbrynad myggsnappare
Turkish: Gökrengi bitkuşu, Mavi-gri sivrisinekkapan
Ukrainian: Комароловка сиза
Chinese: 灰蓝蚋莺
Chinese (Traditional): 灰藍蚋鶯
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