Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila caerulea (Blue-gray Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Yucatan Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiventris
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Yucatán Wren
Campylorhynchus yucatanicus
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
📅 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 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 269 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.