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Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Polioptila melanura

Classification

Class
Aves

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. Taxonomy The black-tailed gnatcatcher was described by American ornithologist George Newbold Lawrence in 1857.

Distribution

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United States of America · 114,658Mexico · 4,771