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The black-capped gnatcatcher is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 5 to 8 g (0.18 to 0.28 oz). Adults are blue-gray on the upperparts with white underparts. They have a long slender bill and a long black tail with mostly white outer feathers. Males in alternate (breeding) plumage have a glossy black cap. The female's gray upperparts have less of a bluish tint but are otherwise similar to the non-breeding male. This species is very similar to the black-tailed gnatcatcher (P. melanura). Voice: The black-capped gnatcatcher's song is complex and rambling . It also has a "mewing" call that is sometimes repeated .
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When to see the Black-capped Gnatcatcher
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-capped Gnatcatcher
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-capped Gnatcatcher
The black-capped gnatcatcher is a small songbird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.
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Easily confused with
Yucatan GnatcatcherPolioptila albiventrisThe Yucatan gnatcatcher is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long.
Cuban GnatcatcherPolioptila lembeyeiThe Cuban gnatcatcher is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 4.5 to 5 g (0.16 to 0.18 oz) and is among the smallest members of genus Polioptila.
Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigulaThe slate-throated gnatcatcher is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs approximately 6 g (0.21 oz).
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