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Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura Lawrence, 1857
Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Polioptila melanura, is a bird of arid country in south-western USA and northern Mexico, where it occurs in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts and remains there through the year. It was described by Lawrence in 1857. This small passerine is a gnatcatcher of the family Polioptilidae. It is recognised by its long black tail with white outer feathers, and the male shows a black cap in summer that reaches the eyes.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
- Breeding range
- North America, Middle America: sw USA and n Mexico
