coastal California gnatcatcher

Polioptila californica californica

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae

The coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) is a small non-migratory songbird. It is the northernmost subspecies of the California gnatcatcher, and it lives in and around coastal sage scrub. This songbird has black, gray, and white feathers, and eats mainly insects.

Distribution

coastal California gnatcatcher — (c) Bill Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bill Levine · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 76

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Bill Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bill Levine · CC-BY DescriptionCoastal California gnatcatcher, Wikipedia contributors

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