Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, a reference photo — Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The black-tailed gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura) is a small, insectivorous bird which ranges throughout the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is nonmigratory and found in arid desert areas year-round.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-tailed 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 nigriceps
Polioptila californica
Polioptila lembeyei
Polioptila caerulea
Polioptila dumicola

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Genus: Polioptila
Species: Polioptila melanura

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