Family

Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and gnatwrens)

Polioptila caerulea. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The 15 to 20 species of small passerine birds in the gnatcatcher family occur in North and South America (except for the far south and the high Andean regions). Most species of this mainly tropical and subtropical group are resident, but the blue-grey gnatcatcher of the United States and southern Canada migrates south in winter. They are close relatives of the wrens.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
        Family: Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and gnatwrens)
        Genus: Polioptila (Gnatcatchers) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Polioptila (Gnatcatchers)

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