Passeriformes / Polioptilidae / Polioptila

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Polioptila melanura

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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

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)

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.