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Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher
Polioptila lactea Sharpe, 1885
Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher, Polioptila lactea, is a bird of southern South America, breeding in eastern Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina and southern Brazil. It belongs to the gnatcatcher family and was described by Sharpe in 1885. Its range is tied to lowland forest and nearby habitats in that region. The species is monotypic. It was once considered the same as the tropical gnatcatcher. Its recorded breeding range extends through Mato Grosso do Sul and Rio de Janeiro south to Santa Catarina, and it is usually found below 400 m.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
- Breeding range
- South America: e Paraguay, ne Argentina and s Brazil
