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Black-capped gnatcatcher

Polioptila nigriceps S. F. Baird, 1864

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) is a species in the family Polioptilidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.6 g to 6.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps)
Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-capped gnatcatcher

Weight
5.6 g – 6.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.45 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-capped gnatcatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the black-capped gnatcatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) is a small songbird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-capped gnatcatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-capped_gnatcatcher&oldid=1313994577), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-capped gnatcatcher endangered?

The black-capped gnatcatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-capped gnatcatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPolioptilidae
  6. genusPolioptila
  7. SpeciesPolioptila nigriceps S. F. Baird, 1864
Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • agafamosquits encaputxatCatalan
  • leskot černohlavýCzech
  • gwybed-ddaliwr pendduWelsh
  • MexicosnerresmutteDanish
  • Mexicansk SnerresmutteDanish
  • SchwarzkappenmückenfängerGerman
  • KappenmückenfängerGerman
  • Schwarzkappen-MückenfängerGerman
  • nigraĉapa polioptiloEsperanto
  • Pelita capirotadaSpanish
  • Perlita capirotadaSpanish
  • Perlita sinaloenseSpanish
  • meksikonsääskikerttuFinnish
  • Gobemoucheron à coiffe noireFrench
  • meksička mušičarkaCroatian
  • feketesapkás szúnyogkapóHungarian
  • Pigliamoschini capineroItalian
  • ズグロブユムシクイJapanese
  • juodagalvis mašalinukasLithuanian
  • melgalvas odķērājsLatvian
  • ZwartkapmuggenvangerDutch
  • mexicomyggsmettNorwegian
  • siwuszka czarnołbistaPolish
  • caça-mosquitos-de-barretePortuguese
  • balança-rabo-de-capuz-pretoPortuguese
  • Черноголовая комароловкаRussian
  • sivuška čiernohlaváSlovak
  • Crnokapa komaricaSerbian
  • svarthuvad myggsnappareSwedish
  • Kara Tepeli BitkuşuTurkish
  • комароловка чорноголоваUkrainian
  • 黑頂蚋鶯Chinese
  • 黑顶蚋莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-capped gnatcatcher

Other species in the same genus Polioptila.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-capped gnatcatcher?

An adult black-capped gnatcatcher weighs 5.6 g – 6.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-capped gnatcatcher endangered?

The black-capped gnatcatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-capped gnatcatcher?

The black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps) belongs to the family Polioptilidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-gnatcatcher

MLA

“Black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-gnatcatcher.

BibTeX
@misc{black_capped_gnatcatcher_2026,
  title = {Black-capped gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-capped-gnatcatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}