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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens (Polioptillidae)
Code 4
BGGN
Code 6
POLCAE
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
All-purpose
Eye Color:
Brown.
Head pattern:
Plain, Eyering
Crown Color:
Blue-gray
Forehead Color:
Blue-gray
Nape Color:
Blue-gray
Throat Color:
White washed with gray.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
11 cm (4.25 in)
Weight:
6 g (0.2 oz)
Size:
Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary:
White, Gray
Underparts:
White washed with gray.
Upperparts:
Blue-gray
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Weak fluttering flight with shallow wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
15-17 cm (5.75-6.5 in)
Wing Shape:
Rounded-Wings
Tail shape:
Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Black with white outer feathers.
Under Tail:
Gray
Leg Color:
Black
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X