Masked Gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila dumicola (Masked Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park
Brazilian Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Blue-gray Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great Antshrike
Taraba major
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Solitary Black Cacique
Cacicus solitarius
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
📅 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 El Impenetrable National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Masked Gnatcatcher sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 107 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Masked Gnatcatcher in El Impenetrable National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Masked Gnatcatcher in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.