Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher (Polioptila lactea)
About the 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. The creamy-bellied gnatcatcher is monotypic. It has occasionally been thought to be conspecific with the tropical gnatcatcher (P. plumbea). The creamy-bellied gnatcatcher is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs approximately 7 g (0.25 oz). The male has a bluish-black cap and white lores and supercilium. Its upperparts are dark slate blue. Its long tail's central feathers are black and the outermost white with those between being black and white. Its cheeks and underparts are pale yellowish transitioning to white on the lower belly. The female and juvenile are similar to the male but with slate gray crowns.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 36 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-ND · 4 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, 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.