Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Polioptila melanura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
5 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Gnatcatcher in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Black-tailed Gnatcatcher sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-tailed Gnatcatcher in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Gnatcatcher in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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