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Black-tailed gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)

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Black-tailed gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Black-tailed gnatcatcher Gnatcatchers Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Zwartstaartmuggenvanger Muggenvangers Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Polioptila melanura Polioptilidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Tohono City Park

2016:01:29 11:01:55
Black-tailed gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F5.6, ISO 200, distance 11.89 m

Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve

2014:11:30 18:27:53
Black-tailed gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/6400 sec at F4.0, ISO 200, distance 14.96 m

The black-tailed gnatcatcher is a small bird that, yes, does catch mosquitoes. They prefer to do this in the bushes, so you can usually hear them, but they are hidden. Every now and then they come up, and then you have to be there. That worked here.

Where I have seen this species

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