Guianan gnatcatcher
The Guianan gnatcatcher (Polioptila guianensis) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in the canopy in the Amazon rainforest. This relatively plain gnatcatcher formerly included two subspecies that are now treated as separate species:
- Rio Negro gnatcatcher, Polioptila facilis, from southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil (north of the Amazon River and west of the Branco River)
- Para gnatcatcher, Polioptila paraensis, from the southern Amazon in Brazil (south of the Amazon River)
| Guianan gnatcatcher | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Polioptilidae |
| Genus: | Polioptila |
| Species: | P. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polioptila guianensis Todd, 1920 | |
Additionally, the highly threatened Iquitos gnatcatcher is associated with this group.
References
- BirdLife International 2018. Polioptila guianensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T106020330A132203190. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T106020330A132203190.en. Downloaded on 20 August 2019.
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