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What the Blue-grey Gnatcatcher sounds like
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It is 10–13 cm (3.9–5.1 in) in length, 6.3 in (16 cm) in wingspan, and weighing only 5–7 g (0.18–0.25 oz). Adult males are blue-gray on the upperparts with white underparts, slender dark bill, and a long black tail edged in white. Females are less blue, while juveniles are greenish-gray. Both sexes have a white eye ring. Voice: The songs (and calls) are often heard on breeding grounds, (usually away from nest) and occasionally heard other times of the year. Calls: "zkreee, zkreee, zkreee", Songs: "szpree zpree spreeeeey spree spre sprzrreeeee"
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When to see the Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
The map shades 13 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
The blue-gray gnatcatcher is a very small gnatcatcher native to North America.
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Easily confused with
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptila melanuraThe black-tailed gnatcatcher reaches about 4.5 to 5 inches in length, much of it taken up by a long black tail lined with white outer feathers.
Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbeaThe adult tropical gnatcatcher is 10 to 12 cm (3.9–4.7 in) long, and weighs 6 to 8 g (0.21–0.28 oz).
Masked GnatcatcherPolioptila dumicolaThe masked gnatcatcher is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 5 to 7 g (0.18 to 0.25 oz), larger than most other gnatcatchers.
Side by side: Black-tailed Gnatcatcher vs Blue-grey Gnatcatcher · Blue-grey Gnatcatcher vs Tropical Gnatcatcher · Blue-grey Gnatcatcher vs Masked Gnatcatcher
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