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;[[:Category:Polioptila|Polioptila]] guianensis
 
;[[:Category:Polioptila|Polioptila]] guianensis
'''Includes: Rio Negro Gnatcatcher; Para Gnatcatcher; Inambari Gnatcatcher'''
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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10–11 cm (4-4¼ in)<br />
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'''Male'''
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*White supra-[[Topography#Heads|loral]] streak
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*Narrow, broken white eyering
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Northern [[South America]] from [[Colombia]] to [[Brazil]].
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Northern [[South America]]: The Guianas ([[Guyana]], [[Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]]) south to the Amazon in [[Brazil]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies:
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The following species have recently been split from this one: [[Iquitos Gnatcatcher]], [[Rio Negro Gnatcatcher]], [[Para Gnatcatcher]], and [[Inambari Gnatcatcher]].
* ''P. g. facilis'' - sometimes split as '''Rio Negro Gnatcatcher'''
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* ''P. g. guianensis''
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====Subspecies====
* ''P. g. paraensis'' - sometimes split as '''Para Gnatcatcher'''
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
* ''P. g. attenboroughi'' - sometimes split as '''Inambari Gnatcatcher'''
 
[[Iquitos Gnatcatcher]] was formerly considered conspecific.
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Canopy, clearings and borders of humid primary forests and open woodland.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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They most likely eat arthropods, but little has been recorded about their diet. They are known to forage in mixed species flocks.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Polioptila+guianensis}}
 
{{GSearch|Polioptila+guianensis}}
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Polioptila]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Polioptila]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Latest revision as of 00:39, 20 June 2021

Polioptila guianensis

Identification

10–11 cm (4-4¼ in)
Male

  • White supra-loral streak
  • Narrow, broken white eyering

Distribution

Northern South America: The Guianas (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana) south to the Amazon in Brazil.

Taxonomy

The following species have recently been split from this one: Iquitos Gnatcatcher, Rio Negro Gnatcatcher, Para Gnatcatcher, and Inambari Gnatcatcher.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Canopy, clearings and borders of humid primary forests and open woodland.

Behaviour

Diet

They most likely eat arthropods, but little has been recorded about their diet. They are known to forage in mixed species flocks.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)

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