Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea - Gobemoucheron gris-bleu

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Polioptilidés
Genus
:
Polioptila
Species
:
caerulea

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 12 cm
Wingspan
: 16 cm.
Weight
: 5 à 7 g

Longevity

4 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

Polioptila caerulea caerulea (se Canada, c and e USA)
Polioptila caerulea caesiogaster (Bahama Is.)
Polioptila caerulea obscura (w USA to s Baja California. nw Mexico.)
Polioptila caerulea perplexa (ec Mexico)
Polioptila caerulea deppei (e, se Mexico, Belize)
Polioptila caerulea comiteca (c Mexico to nw Guatemala)
Polioptila caerulea nelsoni (s Mexico)
Polioptila caerulea cozumelae (Cozumel I.. off se Mexico.)

Foreign names

Gobemoucheron gris-bleu,
Perlita grisilla,
balança-rabo-de-sobrancelhas,
Blaumückenfänger,
kék szúnyogkapó,
Blauwgrijze Muggenvanger,
Pigliamoschini grigiazzurro,
svartbrynad myggsnappare,
Nordmyggsmett,
sivuška modrá,
leskot modrošedý,
Blågrå Snerresmutte,
sinisääskikerttu,
agafamosquits cellanegre,
siwuszka ciemnobrewa,
pelēkais odķērājs,
Голубая комароловка,
ブユムシクイ,
灰蓝蚋莺,
灰藍蚋鶯,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest