Cuban gnatcatcher
Polioptila lembeyei (Gundlach, 1858)
The cuban gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei) is a species in the family Polioptilidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the cuban gnatcatcher
- Weight
- 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
- 3.9src 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 cuban gnatcatcher live?
Not recorded
What is the cuban gnatcatcher?
The Cuban gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae, the gnatcatchers. It is endemic to Cuba.
From the Wikipedia article “Cuban gnatcatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cuban_gnatcatcher&oldid=1329271070), 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 cuban gnatcatcher endangered?
The cuban gnatcatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 cuban gnatcatcher classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPolioptilidae
- genusPolioptila
- SpeciesPolioptila lembeyei (Gundlach, 1858)
Synonyms Culicivora lembeyei
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- agafamosquits de CubaCatalan
- leskot kubánskýCzech
- gwybed-ddaliwr CiwbaWelsh
- CubasnerresmutteDanish
- Cubansk SnerresmutteDanish
- KubamückenfängerGerman
- Kuba-MückenfängerGerman
- kuba polioptiloEsperanto
- Perlita cubanaSpanish
- kuubansääskikerttuFinnish
- Gobemoucheron de CubaFrench
- kubanska mušičarkaCroatian
- kubai szúnyogkapóHungarian
- Pigliamoschini di CubaItalian
- キューバブユムシクイJapanese
- kubinis mašalinukasLithuanian
- Cubaanse MuggenvangerDutch
- kubamyggsmettNorwegian
- siwuszka kubańskaPolish
- balança-rabo-cubanoPortuguese
- caça-mosquitos-cubanoPortuguese
- Кубинская комароловкаRussian
- sivuška kubánskaSlovak
- Kubanska komaricaSerbian
- kubamyggsnappareSwedish
- kubansk myggsnappareSwedish
- Küba BitkuşuTurkish
- комароловка кубинськаUkrainian
- 古巴蚋莺Chinese
- 古巴蚋鶯Chinese
Relatives of the cuban gnatcatcher
Other species in the same genus Polioptila.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Tropical gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
California gnatcatcher
Polioptila californica
Black-tailed gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
Masked gnatcatcher
Polioptila dumicola
Black-capped gnatcatcher
Polioptila nigriceps
CompareCuban gnatcatcher vs Blue-gray gnatcatcherCuban gnatcatcher vs Tropical gnatcatcherCuban gnatcatcher vs California gnatcatcherCuban gnatcatcher vs Black-tailed gnatcatcher
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cuban gnatcatcher?
An adult cuban gnatcatcher weighs 5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cuban gnatcatcher endangered?
The cuban 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 cuban gnatcatcher?
The cuban gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei) belongs to the family Polioptilidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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