Birds of Venezuela

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Genus: Polioptila (3 species, 17 worldwide)


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Rio Negro Gnatcatcher (Polioptila facilis)
   

A nondescript grey gnatcatcher, male and female similar, lighter underneath, and with black tail.

Guianan Gnatcatcher
Guianan Gnatcatcher (Polioptila guianensis)
Manaus, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.
One of several split from the Tropical Gnatcatcher, but all very similar. Note all white undertail and broken eye ring. Found north of the Amazon river.

Tropical Gnatcatcher
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) Male
Los Flamencos Wildlife Sanctuary, Camarones, La Guajira, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Tropical Gnatcatcher
Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) Female
Camarones, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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