Species profile
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, MA. Breeding subregions are sw USA and n Mexico.
- Scientific name
- Polioptila melanura
- Family
- Polioptilidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Polioptila
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black-tailed Gnatcatcher in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Polioptilidae
- Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps)
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)
- Chattering Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus sticturus)
- Collared Gnatwren (Microbates collaris)
- Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher (Polioptila lactea)
- Cuban Gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei)
- Guianan Gnatcatcher (Polioptila guianensis)