Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Polioptila melanura

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Polioptilidae
Genus
Polioptila
eBird Code
bktgna

Vocalizations

Kyle C. Elshoff (he/him) · CC_BY_4_0
Tristan A. McKnight · CC0_1_0
Jill DeVito, PhD · CC0_1_0
Tristan A. McKnight · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Polioptila melanura curtata

    Isla Tiburón (Sea of Cortés)

  • Polioptila melanura lucida

    arid southwestern USA to northeastern Baja California and northwestern Mexico (Durango)

  • Polioptila melanura melanura

    western Nevada to Texas (USA) and eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bktgna) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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