Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila plumbea (Tropical Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tachyphonus luctuosus
Loriotus luctuosus
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Rufous-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius rutilus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
📅 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 Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Tropical Gnatcatcher sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 327 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Gnatcatcher in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
February has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Gnatcatcher in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.