Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)  
Genus: Polioptila (2 species, 17 worldwide)


White-lored Gnatcatcher
White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris vanrossemi) Male
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
  Male, breeding plumage.
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

White-lored Gnatcatcher
White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris albiloris) Male
Playa Azul, Tarcoles, Costa Rica
  Male, non-breeding plumage.
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Tropical Gnatcatcher and White-browed Gnatcatcher. Female is like non-breeding male, but with grey instead of black.

White-browed Gnatcatcher
White-browed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila bilineata brodkorbi) Male
Belize  
   
Photograph by Danny Bales   © All Rights Reserved.

White-browed Gnatcatcher
White-browed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila bilineata) Female
Turrucares, Alajuela, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.



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