Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila caerulea (Blue-gray Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Yucatan Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiventris
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yucatán Wren
Campylorhynchus yucatanicus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
📅 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 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.