Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila plumbea (Tropical Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Plain-crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata
Red-cowled Cardinal
Paroaria dominicana
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Gnatcatcher in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Tropical Gnatcatcher sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 174 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Gnatcatcher in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Gnatcatcher in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.