Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila plumbea (Tropical Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
White-lored Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiloris
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Banded Wren
Thryophilus pleurostictus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
📅 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Tropical Gnatcatcher sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Gnatcatcher in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
October has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Gnatcatcher in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.