Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps)

Family
Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Baird, 1864

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico, USA (B).

Population
Estimated population is 200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (77)...)

Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) [XC461244]
by Andrew Spencer from Lower Florida Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, United States (call)

Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) [XC490747]
by Patrice Adret from Proctor Rd, Pima County, Arizona, United States (call)

Subspecies
Has in the past been treated as conspecific with White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

restricta Brewster, 1889 - Lowlands of extreme southern USA (extreme south-eastern Arizona), and western Mexico from eastern Sonora south to northern Sinaloa, including nearshore islands of P�jaros and Masocari.
nigriceps Baird, 1864 - Lowlands of western Mexico from central Sinaloa south to Colima.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) - 10 files

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