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 Zion National Park
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
📅 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 Zion National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher sighting in Zion National Park, based on 687 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Zion National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Zion National Park in our monthly data.