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White-lored Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiloris
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About the White-lored Gnatcatcher
The white-lored gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Polioptila albiloris
- Family
- Gnatcatchers
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the gnatcatchers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
- Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
- Long-billed Gnatwren Ramphocaenus melanurus
- White-browed Gnatcatcher Polioptila bilineata
- Yucatan Gnatcatcher Polioptila albiventris
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