Creamy-bellied gnatcatcher

The creamy-bellied gnatcatcher (Polioptila lactea) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Creamy-bellied gnatcatcher

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Genus: Polioptila
Species:
P. lactea
Binomial name
Polioptila lactea
Sharpe, 1885

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Polioptila lactea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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