Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusPolioptila (Gnatcatchers)
- SpeciesPolioptila plumbea (Tropical Gnatcatcher)
Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tawny-faced Gnatwren
Microbates cinereiventris
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Southern Bentbill
Oncostoma olivaceum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
📅 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 San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Tropical Gnatcatcher sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Gnatcatcher in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
January has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Gnatcatcher in San Lorenzo Protected Forest in our monthly data.