Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola)

About the Masked Gnatcatcher
The masked gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) is a small songbird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The masked gnatcatcher has three recognized subspecies, the nominate Polioptila dumicola dumicola, P. d. saturata, and P. d. berlepschi. The last subspecies differs in both plumage and voice from the other two and may represent a separate species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 280 recordings for this species: 57 CC BY-NC-SA · 33 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blue-grey GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulearecording
- Slate-throated GnatcatcherPolioptila schistaceigularecording
- Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbearecording
- White-browed GnatcatcherPolioptila bilineatarecording
- White-lored GnatcatcherPolioptila albilorisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.