Arizona
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
(L 4.5" WS 6" WT 0.21 oz)
Found in the deserts of southwest
U.S. and north Mexico ..one of the
smallest No. Amer. songbirds.
U.S. and north Mexico ..one of the
smallest No. Amer. songbirds.
Saguara West
Nat’l Park
Nat’l Park
15Nov2009
© Geoffrey
A. Keller
A. Keller
Macaulay
Library
Library
Polioptila in Greek means gray
feather; melanura in Greek
means black-tailed.
feather; melanura in Greek
means black-tailed.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
Tucson
26Jan2020