Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola)

Other Names (World)
Masked Gnatcatcher, Berlepsch's Gnatcatcher (berlepschi)

Family
Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1817)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, dry and moist savanna. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (83)...)

Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) [XC837924]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Condom\u00ednio Mans\u00f5es do Araguaia - Nova Crix\u00e1s, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (song)

Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) [XC758432]
by Douglas Meyer from Camping Tibolla, Coronel Freitas, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies berlepschi may represent a separate species. Some specimens from north-eastern Bolivia (eastern Beni) asserted to be of subspecies berlepschi, but this location nearly 1000 km west of nearest confirmed records. Further study is required.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

berlepschi Hellmayr, 1901 - Central Brazil (southern Maranh�o to southern Mato Grosso, south-central and eastern Goi�s and southern Minas Gerais).
saturata Todd, 1946 - Highlands of Bolivia (southern Cochabamba, east-central Santa Cruz).
dumicola (Vieillot, 1817) - Eastern Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz and south-western Cochabamba south through Tarija), Paraguay and southern Brazil (central Mato Grosso do Sul) south to eastern Argentina (eastern Jujuy and eastern Salta south to northern and eastern C�rdoba and northern Buenos Aires) and Uruguay.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) - 10 files

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