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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
White-collared Manakin
Manacus candei
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
📅 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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.