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Maranon Gnatcatcher
Polioptila maior Hellmayr, 1900
Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
Maranon Gnatcatcher, Polioptila maior, is a bird of the upper Marañón valley in north-west Peru, where it occurs in the breeding range in northern Peru. It belongs to the gnatcatcher family, Polioptilidae, within the order Passeriformes. First described by Hellmayr in 1900, it was once treated as part of the tropical gnatcatcher and has also been linked with the black-capped gnatcatcher in its taxonomic history. It is now recognised as a separate species.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Polioptilidae — Gnatcatchers
- Breeding range
- South America: n Peru
