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Iquitos gnatcatcher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Polioptila

Higher classification
  
Polioptila

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Polioptilidae

Scientific name
  
Polioptila clementsi

Rank
  
Species

Iquitos gnatcatcher wwwearthtimesorgnewsimageGnatcatcher1211jpg

Similar
  
Bird, Polioptila, Creamy‑bellied gnatcatcher, Cuban gnatcatcher, White‑lored gnatcatcher

The Iquitos gnatcatcher (Polioptila clementsi) is a gnatcatcher described as new to science in 2005. It is currently only known from the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, west of Iquitos, Peru. The species is a member of the Polioptila guianensis complex. It is named after James F. Clements.

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Iquitos gnatcatcher Wikipedia