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Tropical Gnatcatcher (Marañon)

Polioptila plumbea maior

Classification

Class
Aves

The Marañón gnatcatcher (Polioptila maior) is a small active insectivorous songbird, that is found in the upper valleys of the Marañón River in northwest Peru. The species was formerly considered to be conspecific with the tropical gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea). Taxonomy The Marañón gnatcatcher was formally described in 1900 by the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr based on a specimen collected in the Succha District of the Department of Ancash in western Peru.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 1,601