Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher

• Scientific Name: Polioptila Melanura
• Common Name: Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher
• Diet: insects
• Color: gray
• Size: 4.5 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: white eye ring, white outer tail feathers
• Nest: tiny cup
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Polioptila
• Family: Sylviidae (gnatcatchers)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: melanura