Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) made in Ayacucho, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11/09/2025. The photograph was published by Filippo Riffaldi and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Estaba junto a 2 hembras saltando alrededor de un árbol seco. Interactuaban con un Churrinche macho, una Ratona y un Piojito, con este último inclusive se peleaban.
Un rato después empezó a vocalizar y entre lo que le respondía chiflando se desplegó mostrando un comportamiento más agresivo, subiendo a la copa del árbol, cantando repetidamente en búsqueda de una respuesta y llego a "abalanzarse" hacía mi en 2 ocasiones. Luego de eso se mostraba bastante tranquilo, inclusive acercándoseme.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Passeriformes | |
| Family: | Polioptilidae | |
| Scientific name: | Polioptila dumicola | |
| English Name: | Masked Gnatcatcher | |
| Spanish Name: | Tacuarita Azul | |
| Portuguese Name: | Balança-rabo-de-máscara | |
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| Sex: | Male | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 11/09/2025 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Buenos Aires | |
| Location or protected area: | Ayacucho | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 652042 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 09/13/2025 20:11:31 | |
