Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila dumicola (Masked Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Gray-crested Finch
Lophospingus griseocristatus
Ringed Warbling-Finch
Microspingus torquatus
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant
Stigmatura budytoides
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
White-tipped Plantcutter
Phytotoma rutila
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Purple-throated Euphonia
Euphonia chlorotica
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Masked Gnatcatcher in Amboró National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Masked Gnatcatcher sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 91 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Masked Gnatcatcher in Amboró National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Masked Gnatcatcher in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.