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The blue-gray gnatcatcher's breeding habitat includes open deciduous woods and shrublands in southern Ontario, the eastern and southwestern United States, and Mexico.Though gnatcatcher species are common and increasing in number while expanding to the northeast, [5] [full citation needed] it is the only one to breed in Eastern North America.
Polioptila. The gnatcatchers are a family of small passerine birds called Polioptilidae. The 22 species occur in North and South America (except for the far south and the high Andean regions). Most species of this mainly tropical and subtropical group are resident, but the blue-grey gnatcatcher of the United States and southern Canada migrates ...
Polioptila. Sclater, PL, 1855. Type species. Motacilla caerulea [1] Linnaeus, 1766. 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 ...
Polioptila caerulea - Jessica Zelt found this small Blue-gray Gnatcatcher nest from the previous season on the ground at the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center a few days ago. How beautifully made of lichens, hair and spiderwebs.
The little bird in this video is a blue-gray gnatcatcher, a small species of nesting bird known for its constant motion and fiercely territorial habits. You can see these behaviors on full display ...
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
The gnatcatchers are mainly soft bluish gray in color and have the typical insectivore's long sharp bill. Many species have distinctive black head patterns (especially males) and long, regularly cocked, black-and-white tails. Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Nebraska. This list of birds of Nebraska includes species documented in the U.S. state of Nebraska and accepted by Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU). As of August 2021, there are 467 species included in the official list. Of them, 95 are classed as accidental, 19 are classed as casual, two are extinct, and three have been extirpated. Four have ...