Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea · Lifer #23
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Photos: 4 Forms: 2 (F/caerulea, M/Breeding/caerulea)
Eastern (caerulea)
US-DCUS-DEUS-ILUS-MDUS-TNUS-VA
3ISSF; western, eastern, and cozumel. Plumage varies, with breeding (MAR-AUG) male sporting a black supercilium and forehead. M/F differ, but only in breeding plumage (see above). Non-breeding plumages are alike. Feature coverage of BGGN is a bit odd; effectively breeding is the only identifiable time the species differs but would be odd to have breeding tags for m/f and then a generic adult/non-breeding tag. Can re-visit in future if difference makes sense.