Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Polioptilidae
About
The blue-gray gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) is a very small gnatcatcher native to North America. Adult males are blue-gray on the upperparts with white underparts, slender dark bill, and a long black tail edged in white. Females are less blue, while juveniles are greenish-gray.
Fun Fact
Blue-grey Gnatcatchers build tiny cup nests disguised with lichen on the outside—virtually invisible on lichen-covered branches—and are extremely bold in mobbing much larger predators.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat includes open deciduous woods and shrublands in southern Ontario, the eastern and southwestern United States, and Mexico.
Diet
Eat insects, insect eggs, and spiders.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance
External Data Sources
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