Tours where you can spot this bird
1 tour in Mexico
California Gnatcatcher
Polioptila californica Brewster, 1881
Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
California Gnatcatcher, Polioptila californica, breeds in south-western USA and north-western Mexico, where it lives in coastal sage scrub and other dry habitats. It was described by Brewster in 1881 and belongs to the gnatcatcher family, Polioptilidae. This passerine is a small bird of dense scrub, and in the Baja California peninsula it also uses desert and xeric scrub. It is a resident bird rather than a migrant. Pairs are monogamous, and the nest holds three to five eggs. Brown-headed cowbirds lay their eggs in its nests.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
- Breeding range
- North America, Middle America: sw USA and nw Mexico
