Guianan gnatcatcher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Polioptilidae |
Genus: | Polioptila |
Species: | P. guianensis |
Binomial name | |
Polioptila guianensis Todd, 1920 |
The Guianan gnatcatcher (Polioptila guianensis) is a species of bird in the Polioptilidae family. It is found in the canopy in the Amazon rainforest. This relatively plain gnatcatcher includes three subspecies, each sometimes considered a species:
Additionally, the highly threatened Iquitos gnatcatcher is associated with this group, though all major authorities recognized it as a separate species.