White-lored Gnatcatcher

Polioptila albiloris

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestTiny · 6 g

What the White-lored Gnatcatcher sounds like

Sonogram of the White-lored Gnatcatcher: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Oliver Komar · Call · San Antonio de Oriente, Francisco Morazán Department (Zamorano Univ. Finca Agroecológica), Honduras · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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The white-lored gnatcatcher is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 6 to 9 g (0.21 to 0.32 oz). The nominate male in breeding plumage has a black cap down to the eyes and including the nape. The rest of the upperparts are bluish gray. The tail is black with white outermost feathers. The throat is white becoming pale bluish gray on the breast and flanks. The female has a dark gray cap and the eponymous white lores and supercilium. The juvenile is similar to the female but has browner upperparts. The male P. a. vanrossemi has a larger black cap and longer wings and tail than the nominate. Voice: The white-lored gnatcatcher has two songs, a "simple" and a "complex" . It also has a variety of calls, for which see Xeno-canto below.

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When to see the White-lored 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 White-lored Gnatcatcher

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the White-lored Gnatcatcher

The white-lored gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

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