Guianan gnatcatcher

The Guianan gnatcatcher (Polioptila guianensis) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in the canopy in the Amazon rainforest. This relatively plain gnatcatcher formerly included two subspecies that are now treated as separate species:

  • Rio Negro gnatcatcher, Polioptila facilis, from southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil (north of the Amazon River and west of the Branco River)
  • Para gnatcatcher, Polioptila paraensis, from the southern Amazon in Brazil (south of the Amazon River)

Guianan gnatcatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Genus: Polioptila
Species:
P. guianensis
Binomial name
Polioptila guianensis
Todd, 1920

Additionally, the highly threatened Iquitos gnatcatcher is associated with this group.

References

  1. BirdLife International 2018. Polioptila guianensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T106020330A132203190. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T106020330A132203190.en. Downloaded on 20 August 2019.


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