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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Polioptila caerulea

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is a small, lively bird with a beautiful blue-gray color. They love to flit around trees and bushes, searching for tiny insects to eat.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is a tiny, delicate bird with a slender build and a long tail. It has slate-blue-gray upperparts, white underparts, and a distinctive white eye-ring. Males in breeding season develop a thin black line above the eye.

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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby gnatcatchers grow so fast they leave their cozy nest in just two weeks!

During winter, hundreds of gnatcatchers might flock together for safety.

Sometimes, a tiny gnatcatcher will bravely chase much larger birds away!

Their amazing nests are often glued together with sticky spider silk!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Bug Vacuum

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers can snatch tiny insects right out of the air with incredible speed, thanks to their agile flight.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Architect

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers build cup-shaped nests adorned with lichen, helping them blend perfectly into tree branches.

Fähigkeit

Tail Twister

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers constantly flick their long tail, which may help them flush out hidden insects from leaves.

Maße und Details

Länge
10-13 cm
Flügelspannweite
15-17 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.007 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-4 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-6
Brutzeit
13-15 Tage
Zugstrecke
2000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny birds mostly feast on small insects and spiders, expertly plucking them from leaves or catching them mid-flight.

Hauptnahrung

  • Gnats
  • Caterpillars
  • Spiders
  • Beetles
  • Flies
  • Leafhoppers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

Hunts gnatcatchers in dense forest and shrubbery.

eaten by

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Climbs trees to raid gnatcatcher nests for eggs and young.

eats

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

Gnatcatchers feed on these common tree pests.

depends on

Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Gnatcatchers use spider silk to glue their tiny nest together.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?

10-13 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?

15-17 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?

0.005-0.007 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?

2-4 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?

35 km/h

Was frisst Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?

These tiny birds mostly feast on small insects and spiders, expertly plucking them from leaves or catching them mid-flight.

Wo findet man Blue-gray Gnatcatcher normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?

Foraging

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