Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps)
About the Black-capped Gnatcatcher
The black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) is a small songbird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. The black-capped gnatcatcher has at times been treated as conspecific with the white-lored gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris). Two subspecies are recognized, the nominate Polioptila nigriceps nigriceps and P. n. restricta.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 80 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 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 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.