Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
About the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
The black-tailed gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura) is a small, insectivorous bird which ranges throughout the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is nonmigratory and found in arid desert areas year-round. The black-tailed gnatcatcher was described by American ornithologist George Newbold Lawrence in 1857. Meaning 'black-tailed', its specific name is derived from the Ancient Greek melano- 'black' and oura 'tail'.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 152 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 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.
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Listed as recorded in Mexico, United States 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.