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Common Name

Black Tailed Gnatcatcher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Gnatcatcher

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Polioptilidae

Genus

Polioptila

Species

melanura

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Arid deserts

Distribution and Range

Southwest U.S. and central Mexico

Food

Forages for small insects and spiders but rarely catches them in midair.

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Field Notes:

The nest is an open-cup, built by both sexes in low shrubs. Three to five eggs are incubated by both parents for 14 days. The young are fed by both parents, and leave the nest 10 to 15 days after hatching.

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