Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila plumbea (Tropical Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
White-lored Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiloris
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Long-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia linearis
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Gnatcatcher in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Tropical Gnatcatcher sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 102 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Gnatcatcher in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Gnatcatcher in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.