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The black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) is a small songbird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black-capped Gnatcatcher being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Polioptila melanura
- Polioptila dumicola
- Polioptila albiloris
- Polioptila lembeyei
- Polioptila californica
- Polioptila albiventris
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Polioptilidae
- Genus
- Polioptila
- Species
- Polioptila nigriceps
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