Summary ⁷

The Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura) is a small, insectivorous bird which ranges throughout the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is nonmigratory and found in arid desert areas year-round.

Distribution ⁸

Black-Tailed Gnatcatchers are found throughout northern and central Mexico and the southwest deserts of the US. (Sibley 2000)

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )

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