White-lored Gnatcatcher

Polioptila albiloris

Not EvaluatedUncommonInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestTiny · 6 g

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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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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What the White-lored Gnatcatcher sounds like

Recording: Oliver Komar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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