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Blue-gray gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

Photo by Maria dB
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This gnatcatcher species measures 10–13 cm (3.9–5.1 in) and weighs only 5–7 g (0.18–0.25 oz).[2][3] Adult males are blue-grey on the upperparts with white underparts and have a long slender bill, long black tail and an angry black unibrow. Females are less blue without the unibrow. Both sexes have a white eye ring.

Habitat:

Jordan Lake woods

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Thanks, Ava. Agustin, I liked that pose, too!

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