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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Life History

Order: Passeriformes > Family: Polioptilidae > Genus and species: Polioptila caerulea

Size

  • Length: 5 inches
  • Wingspan: 6 inches
  • Weight: 6 grams

Habitat

Summer:

  • chaparral
  • closed canopy forest
  • open canopy forest

Winter (additional):

  • agricultural fields
  • grassland
  • meadow
  • scrub
  • brush
  • thicket

Diet

  • insects

Nest Information

© Donald Mullaney
  • Number of broods: 1, 2 in far south
  • Days spent incubating: 13
  • Days until young fledge: 10-12