Version 4.008 (2021.11.26) Bold species epithet = type

PASSERIFORMES

POLIOPTILIDAE Baird,SF 1858

Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens

Peters Checklist X:443 (Paynter 1964)

H&M 4^th 2:567

CBBM 15:260; 10:440

CBA (Hellmayr) 3:205 (Ramphocaenus-Microbates); 7:485 (Polioptila)

HBW 11:350

3 Genera 21 species (2021.10.02)

Ramphocaenus (m.) Vieillot 1819 Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat.nouv.ed. 29 p.5

Ramphocaenus sticturus Hellmayr 1902 Verh.k.k.Zool.-Bot.Gesell.Wien 52 p.97 O.D.

Ramphocaenus sticturus obscurus Zimmer 1931 Am.Mus.Novit. no.509 p.2 O.D.

Ramphocaenus sticturus sticturus Hellmayr 1902 Verh.k.k.Zool.-Bot.Gesell.Wien 52 p.97 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus Vieillot 1819 Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat.nouv.ed. 29 p.6 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus albiventris Sclater,PL 1883 Ibis p.95 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus amazonum Hellmayr 1907 Novit.Zool. 14 p.66 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus ardeleo Van Tyne & Trautman 1941 Occ.Pap.Mus.Zool.U.Michigan no.439 p.9 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus austerus Zimmer 1937 Am.Mus.Novit. no.917 p.12 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus badius Zimmer 1937 Am.Mus.Novit. no.917 p.11 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus duidae Zimmer 1937 Am.Mus.Novit. no.917 p.15 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus griseodorsalis Chapman 1912 Bull.Am.Mus.Nat.Hist. 31 p.145 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus melanurus Vieillot 1819 Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat.nouv.ed. 29 p.6 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus pallidus Todd 1913 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 26 p.172 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus panamensis Phillips,AR 1991 KnownBirdsNorthMiddleAmerica 2 p.20

Ramphocaenus melanurus rufiventris (Bonaparte) 1838 Proc.Zool.Soc.London["1837"] Pt5 no.59 p.119 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus sanctaemarthae Sclater,PL 1862 Proc.Zool.Soc.London["1861"] Pt3 p.380 O.D.

Ramphocaenus melanurus trinitatis Lesson,RP 1839 Rev.Zool. 2 p.42 O.D.

Microbates (m.) Sclater,PL & Salvin 1873 Nomen.Av.Neotrop. p.72,155

Microbates cinereiventris (Sclater,PL) 1855 Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt23 no.289 p.76 pl.87 O.D.

Microbates cinereiventris albapiculus Olson 1980 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 93 p.71 O.D.

Microbates cinereiventris cinereiventris (Sclater,PL) 1855 Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt23 no.289 p.76 pl.87 O.D.

Microbates cinereiventris hormotus Olson 1980 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 93 p.72 O.D.

Microbates cinereiventris magdalenae Chapman 1915 Bull.Am.Mus.Nat.Hist. 34 p.642 O.D.

Microbates cinereiventris peruvianus Chapman 1923 Am.Mus.Novit. no.86 p.5 O.D.

Microbates cinereiventris semitorquatus (Lawrence) 1862 Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 7 p.469 O.D.

Microbates cinereiventris unicus Olson 1980 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 93 p.72 O.D.

Microbates collaris (Pelzeln) 1868 Orn.Brasil. Abth.2 p.157 O.D. BHL image

Microbates collaris collaris (Pelzeln) 1868 Orn.Brasil. Abth.2 p.157 O.D. BHL image

Microbates collaris colombianus Parkes 1980 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 93 p.66 O.D.

Microbates collaris paraguensis Phelps & Phelps 1946 Bol.Soc.Venez.Cienc.Nat. 10 no.65-66 p.153 Citation

Microbates collaris perlatus Todd 1927 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 40 p.161 O.D.

Microbates collaris torquatus Sclater,PL & Salvin 1873 Nomen.Av.Neotrop. p.72,161 O.D.

Polioptila (f.) Sclater,PL 1855 Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt23 no.284 p.11

Polioptila facilis Zimmer 1942 Am.Mus.Novit. no.1168 p.6 O.D.
Polioptila guianensis Todd 1920 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 33 p.72 O.D.
Polioptila schistaceigula Hartert 1898 Bull.Br.Orn.Club 7 p.30 O.D.
Polioptila paraensis Todd 1937 Ann.CarnegieMus.Nat.Hist. 25 p.255 O.D.
Polioptila clementsi Whitney,BM & Alonso,JA 2005 WilsonBull. 117 p.114,front. O.D.
Polioptila attenboroughi Whittaker,A; & Aleixo,A; Whitney,BM; Smith,BT; & Klicka,J 2013 Handb.BirdsWorld Special Volume p.301
Polioptila plumbea (Gmelin) 1788 Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.444 O.D.

Polioptila plumbea anteocularis Hellmayr 1900 Novit.Zool. 7 no.3 p.537 O.D.

Polioptila plumbea atricapilla (Swainson) 1831 Zool.Ill.(2) 2 no.13 pl.57,text Citation O.D.

Polioptila plumbea innotata Hellmayr 1901 Novit.Zool. 8 no.3 p.359 O.D.

Polioptila plumbea maior Hellmayr 1900 Novit.Zool. 7 no.3 p.538 O.D.

Polioptila plumbea parvirostris Sharpe 1885 Cat.BirdsBrit.Mus. 10 p.441,448 O.D.

Polioptila plumbea plumbea (Gmelin) 1788 Syst.Nat. 1 pt1 p.444 O.D.

Polioptila plumbea plumbiceps Lawrence 1865 Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 17 p.37 O.D.

Polioptila lactea Sharpe 1885 Cat.BirdsBrit.Mus. 10 p.442,453 O.D.
Polioptila dumicola (Vieillot) 1817 Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat.nouv.ed. 11 p.170 O.D.

Polioptila dumicola berlepschi Hellmayr 1901 Novit.Zool. 8 no.3 p.356 O.D.

Polioptila dumicola dumicola (Vieillot) 1817 Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat.nouv.ed. 11 p.170 O.D.

Polioptila dumicola saturata Todd 1946 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 59 p.155 O.D.

Polioptila lembeyei (Gundlach) 1858 Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 6 p.273 O.D.
Polioptila albiventris Lawrence 1885 Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. 3 no.9 p.273 O.D.
Polioptila bilineata (Bonaparte) 1850 Consp.Gen.Av. 1 p.316 O.D.

Polioptila bilineata bilineata (Bonaparte) 1850 Consp.Gen.Av. 1 p.316 O.D.

Polioptila bilineata brodkorbi Parkes 1979 Bull.Br.Orn.Club 99 p.73 O.D.

Polioptila bilineata cinericia Wetmore 1957 Smiths.Misc.Coll. 134 no.9 p.80 O.D.

Polioptila bilineata daguae Chapman 1915 Bull.Am.Mus.Nat.Hist. 34 p.648 O.D.

Polioptila bilineata superciliaris Lawrence 1861 Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 7 p.304 O.D.

Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus) 1766 Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.337 O.D.

Polioptila caerulea caerulea (Linnaeus) 1766 Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.337 O.D.

Polioptila caerulea caesiogaster Ridgway 1887 Man.N.Am.Birds p.569 O.D.

Polioptila caerulea comiteca Phillips,AR 1991 KnownBirdsNorthMiddleAmerica 2 p.32

Polioptila caerulea cozumelae Griscom 1926 Am.Mus.Novit. no.236 p.10 O.D.

Polioptila caerulea deppei Van Rossem 1934 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool. 77 p.402 O.D.

Polioptila caerulea nelsoni Ridgway 1903 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 16 p.109 O.D.

Polioptila caerulea obscura Ridgway 1883 Proc.U.S.Natl.Mus. 5["1882"] no.314 p.535 O.D.

Polioptila caerulea perplexa Phillips,AR 1991 KnownBirdsNorthMiddleAmerica 2 p.32

Polioptila melanura Lawrence 1857 Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 6 p.168 O.D.

Polioptila melanura curtata Van Rossem 1932 Trans.SanDiegoSoc.Nat.Hist. 7 no.12 p.140 O.D.

Polioptila melanura lucida Van Rossem 1931 Condor 33 p.36 O.D.

O.D.

Polioptila melanura melanura Lawrence 1857 Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 6 p.168 O.D.

Polioptila californica Brewster 1881 Bull.NuttallOrn.Club 6 no.2 p.103 O.D.

Polioptila californica atwoodi Mellink & Rea 1994 WesternBirds 25 p.55 O.D.

Polioptila californica californica Brewster 1881 Bull.NuttallOrn.Club 6 no.2 p.103 O.D.

Polioptila californica margaritae Ridgway 1904 Bull.U.S.Natl.Mus. no.50 pt3 p.733 O.D.

Polioptila nigriceps Baird,SF 1864 Rev.Am.Birds 1 p.69 O.D.

Polioptila nigriceps nigriceps Baird,SF 1864 Rev.Am.Birds 1 p.69 O.D.

Polioptila nigriceps restricta Brewster 1889 Auk 6 p.97["Author's separate"] O.D.

Polioptila albiloris Sclater,PL & Salvin 1860 Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt(28)2 p.298 O.D.

Polioptila albiloris albiloris Sclater,PL & Salvin 1860 Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt(28)2 p.298 O.D.

Polioptila albiloris vanrossemi Brodkorb 1944 J.Wash.Acad.Sci. 34 p.312 O.D.

Comments & Suggestions to Data Steward

Alan P. Peterson, M.D., POB 1999, Walla Walla, WA 99362-0999

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