Birds of Costa Rica - Polioptila


White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris vanrossemi) Male Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico Male, breeding plumage.
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


White-lored Gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris albiloris) Male Playa Azul, Tarcoles, Costa Rica Male, non-breeding plumage.
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Tropical Gnatcatcher and White-browed Gnatcatcher. Female is like non-breeding male, but with grey instead of black.


White-browed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila bilineata brodkorbi) Male Belize
Photograph by Danny Bales © All Rights Reserved.


White-browed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila bilineata) Female Turrucares, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

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