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Tropical Gnatcatcher

Polioptila plumbea (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The tropical gnatcatcher is a small active insectivorous songbird, which is a resident species throughout a large part of the Neotropics. There are large geographical variations in its voice and plumage, resulting in some populations sometimes being considered separate species, notably the bilineata group as the white-browed gnatcatcher, and the taxon maior as the Marañón gnatcatcher. Source: Wikipedia




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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:
  F2D05388EB7D46FF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F2D05388

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F2D05388

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562379

Geographic range:

  • Polioptila plumbea plumbea: the Guianas and northeastern Brazil (Río Tapajós to eastern and northwestern Maranhão)
  • Polioptila plumbea innotata: far eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and far northern Brazil (southward to northeastern Roraima, western Pará, northern Tocantins, and north-central Goiás)
  • Polioptila plumbea parvirostris: western Amazonia, from southern Colombia southward to southeastern Peru (Madre de Dios) and eastward to adjacent Brazil (Acre and western Amazonas)
  • Polioptila plumbea atricapilla: northeastern Brazil (Maranhão to Piauí, Ceará, Pernambuco, and Bahia)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Catalan:
agafamosquits tropical
Czech:
leskot tropický
Danish:
Blygrå Snerresmutte
German:
Schwarzkappen-Mückenfänger
Spanish:
Perlita Gris
Spanish (Spain):
Perlita Tropical
Finnish:
sääskikerttu
French:
Gobemoucheron tropical
Hungarian:
trópusi szúnyogkapó
Italian:
Pigliamoschini tropicale
Japanese (romaji):
kaojirobuyumushikui
Japanese:
カオジロブユムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Juodakepuris mašalinukas
Dutch:
Amazonemuggenvanger
Norwegian:
Krattmyggsmett
Polish:
siwuszka tropikalna
Portuguese:
Balança-rabo-de-chapeu-preto
Portuguese (Brazil):
balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
Balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto
Russian:
Тропическая комароловка
Slovak:
sivuška tropická
Serbian:
Tropska komarica
Swedish:
Blygrå myggsnappare
Ukrainian:
Комароловка тропічна
Chinese:
热带蚋莺
Chinese (Traditional):
熱帶蚋鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Tropical) ( Polioptila plumbea [plumbea Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 1.53:
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Tropical) ( Polioptila plumbea [plumbea Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 1.54:
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Tropical) ( Polioptila plumbea [plumbea Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 1.55:
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Tropical) ( Polioptila plumbea [plumbea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Tropical) ( Polioptila plumbea [plumbea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Tropical) ( Polioptila plumbea [plumbea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Tropical) ( Polioptila plumbea [plumbea Group]) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Tropical Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila plumbea) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: agafamosquits tropical
Czech: leskot tropický
Danish: Blygrå Snerresmutte
German: Schwarzkappen-Mückenfänger
English: Tropical Gnatcatcher, Tropical Gnatcatcher (Tropical)
Spanish: Curruca Tropical, Perlita Gris, Perlita Tropical, Perlita Tropical (grupo plumbea)
Spanish (Colombia): Curruca Tropical
Spanish (Costa Rica): Perlita tropical
Spanish (Spain): Perlita Tropical, Perlita Tropical [plumbea Group]
Spanish (Honduras): Monjita tropical
Spanish (Mexico): perlita tropical, Perlita Tropical (grupo plumbea)
Spanish (Nicaragua): Perlita Tropical
Spanish (Panama): Perlita Tropical, Perlita Tropical (grupo plumbea)
Spanish (Peru): Perlita Tropical
Spanish (Venezuela): Chirito de Chaparrales
Estonian: karbus-händkäblik
Finnish: sääskikerttu
French: Gobemoucheron tropical, Gobemoucheron tropical (nominal), Gobemoucheron tropical (plumbea), Gobemoucheron tropical [plumbea]
Hungarian: trópusi szúnyogkapó
Italian: Pigliamoschini tropicale
Japanese (romaji): kaojirobuyumushikui, kaojirobuyumushikui (plumbea guru-pu)
Japanese: カオジロブユムシクイ, カオジロブユムシクイ (plumbea グループ)
Scientific: Polioptila plumbea, Polioptila plumbea [plumbea Group], Polioptila plumbea plumbea, Todus plumbeus
Lithuanian: Juodakepuris mašalinukas
Dutch: Amazonemuggenvanger, Amazone-muggenvanger, Amazonemuggenvanger (plumbea groep)
Norwegian: Krattmyggsmett, krattmyggsmett (plumbea gr.)
Polish: siwuszka tropikalna
Portuguese: Balança-rabo-de-chapeu-preto, balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto
Portuguese (Brazil): balanca-rabo-de-chapeu-preto, Balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto, balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto [grupo plumbea]
Portuguese (Portugal): Balança-rabo-de-chapéu-preto
Russian: Тропическая комароловка
Slovak: Komárolovka olovená, sivuška tropická
Serbian: Tropska komarica
Swedish: Blygrå myggsnappare, blygrå myggsnappare [plumbea Group]
Ukrainian: Комароловка тропічна
Chinese: 热带蚋莺
Chinese (Traditional): 熱帶蚋鶯

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