Polioptila

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Polioptila is a genus of small insectivorous birds in the family Polioptilidae. They are found in North and South America.

The genus Polioptila was introduced by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1855. Although he listed several members, he did not specify a type species.[1] This was designated by the American ornithologist Spencer Baird in 1864 as Montacilla caerulea, Linnaeus, now the blue-grey gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea.[2][3] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek words πολιος polios "grey" and πτιλον Script error: No such module "Lang". "plumage".[4]

The genus contains 18 species:[5]

Image Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
- Rio Negro gnatcatcher Polioptila facilis north of upper Rio Negro
- Guianan gnatcatcher Polioptila guianensis Guiana Shield
File:Polioptila schistaceigula - Slate-throated Gnatcatcher - male (cropped).jpg Slate-throated gnatcatcher Polioptila schistaceigula Chocó–Magdalena
- Para gnatcatcher Polioptila paraensis southern Amazonia
- Iquitos gnatcatcher Polioptila clementsi Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve (Peru)
File:Polioptila attenboroughi Inambari Gnatcatcher; Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil.jpg Inambari gnatcatcher Polioptila attenboroughi south of the upper Amazon and west of the Madeira River
File:Polioptila maior 114805161.jpg Marañón gnatcatcher Polioptila maior Marañón valley
File:Polioptila plumbea (Curruca tropical) (14025669604).jpg Tropical gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea Central and northern South America
File:Polioptila lactea - Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher; Derrubadas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.jpg Creamy-bellied gnatcatcher Polioptila lactea southern Atlantic Forest
File:Polioptila dumicola -Rocha, Uruguay -male-8.jpg Masked gnatcatcher Polioptila dumicola central/eastern South America
File:Cuban Gnatcatcher.jpg Cuban gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei coastal Cuba
File:Polioptila albiventris 58963803.jpg Yucatan gnatcatcher Polioptila albiventris northern Yucatán Peninsula
- White-browed gnatcatcher Polioptila bilineata southern Mexico to central Peru
File:Blue-gray gnatcatcher in PP (72317).jpg Blue-grey gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea central/southern North America
File:Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura) (16875128691).jpg Black-tailed gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura deserts of southwestern USA and northern Mexico
File:California Gnatcatcher.jpg California gnatcatcher Polioptila californica Baja California peninsula
File:Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) (16688757420).jpg Black-capped gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps western Mexico
File:White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris).jpg White-lored gnatcatcher Polioptila albiloris southwestern Mexico and Central America

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