Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila plumbea (Tropical Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena National Park
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 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 Marino Ballena National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Tropical Gnatcatcher sighting in Marino Ballena National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Gnatcatcher in Marino Ballena National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Gnatcatcher in Marino Ballena National Park in our monthly data.