Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea

f5 @ 1/500s, ISO:800, Nikon D3S w 500mm

"Tropical Gnatcatcher," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The tropical gnatcatcher is a small active insectivorous songbird, which is a resident species throughout a large part of the Neotropics. The adult tropical gnatcatcher is 10 to 12 cm (3.9–4.7 in) long, and weighs 6 to 8 g (0.21–0.28 oz). Its "jizz" is similar to that of other gnatcatchers; a small bird with a relatively long thin bill, a long frequently cocked tail, grey upperparts and whitish underparts. The central rectrices are black, while the outer are white (consequently, the tail appears primarily black from above, white from below), and there is a white patch in the wing (caused by broad white edging to the tertials). Males of the nominate group have a contrasting black cap that reaches just below the eye, while this is lacking in females, which instead have a grey cap (same color as back). Some females have an irregular black post-ocular patch. This is especially prominent in female of the subspecies atricapilla from north-eastern Brazil.

Soberania National Park, Panama

02/24/2018