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;[[:Category:Polioptila|Polioptila]] nigriceps | ;[[:Category:Polioptila|Polioptila]] nigriceps | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*White underparts | *White underparts | ||
*Long slender bill | *Long slender bill | ||
− | *Tail: long and black apart from white outer tailbands on the uppertail | + | *Tail: long and black apart from white outer tailbands on the uppertail |
+ | *The white undertail shows black only along a thin vertical centre line and at the very tip<br /> | ||
'''Males''' have a prominent black cap. | '''Males''' have a prominent black cap. | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
This species is very similar to the [[California Gnatcatcher]] and the [[Black-tailed Gnatcatcher]]. | This species is very similar to the [[California Gnatcatcher]] and the [[Black-tailed Gnatcatcher]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Pacific slope of [[Mexico]] from Sonora to Colima; rare but regular breeder in southeastern [[Arizona]] in the [[United States]]. | + | Pacific slope of [[Mexico]] from [[Sonora]] to [[Colima]]; rare but regular breeder in southeastern [[Arizona]] in the [[United States]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species, consisting of 2 subspecies. | ||
+ | *''P. n. restricta'': | ||
+ | :*Extreme southern [[Arizona]] to north-western [[Mexico]] (Sonora and Chihuahua)) | ||
+ | *''P. n. nigriceps'': | ||
+ | :*Arid western [[Mexico]] (northern Sinaloa to Durango, Jalisco and Colima) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Riparian woodlands. | Riparian woodlands. | ||
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The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | Four eggs are laid in a small cup nest. Nest building and care of the young is carried out by both parents | + | Four eggs are laid in a small cup nest. Nest building and care of the young is carried out by both parents. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia |
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Polioptila+nigriceps}} | {{GSearch|Polioptila+nigriceps}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Polioptila]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Polioptila]] |
Latest revision as of 16:14, 25 February 2022
- Polioptila nigriceps
Identification
Adults
- Blue-grey upperparts
- White underparts
- Long slender bill
- Tail: long and black apart from white outer tailbands on the uppertail
- The white undertail shows black only along a thin vertical centre line and at the very tip
Males have a prominent black cap.
Similar Species
This species is very similar to the California Gnatcatcher and the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher.
Distribution
Pacific slope of Mexico from Sonora to Colima; rare but regular breeder in southeastern Arizona in the United States.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
This is a polytypic species, consisting of 2 subspecies.
- P. n. restricta:
- P. n. nigriceps:
- Arid western Mexico (northern Sinaloa to Durango, Jalisco and Colima)
Habitat
Riparian woodlands.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
Four eggs are laid in a small cup nest. Nest building and care of the young is carried out by both parents.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-capped Gnatcatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Gnatcatcher
External Links
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