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Common Name:Gnatcatcher, Black-tailed
Scientific Name:Polioptila melanura
Family:Sylviidae
Area:Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona
Date:January 30, 2013

The key to separating the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher from the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is to look closely at the underside pattern on the tail.


Buckskin Mountain State Park - - - January 23, 2010

Reference:The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley