Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila plumbea (Tropical Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
📅 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 Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Tropical Gnatcatcher sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 265 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Gnatcatcher in Piedras Blancas National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Gnatcatcher in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.