The California Gnatcatcher [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the California Gnatcatcher Looks Like

The California Gnatcatcher has overall_color color of dark grey and pale grey and black and white and brownish.

The California Gnatcatcher has above_color color of dark grey and black.

The California Gnatcatcher has head color of dark grey and black.

The California Gnatcatcher has face color of dark grey.

The California Gnatcatcher has below_color color of pale grey.

The California Gnatcatcher has undertail color of black and white and brownish.

The California Gnatcatcher has back color of dark grey.

The California Gnatcatcher has bill color of greyish.

The California Gnatcatcher has wing color of grey and brownish.

The California Gnatcatcher has belly color of pale grey.

The California Gnatcatcher has tail color of black and white.

The California Gnatcatcher has eyering color of white.

The California Gnatcatcher has chest color of pale grey.

The California Gnatcatcher has leg color of greyish.

The California Gnatcatcher has neck color of pale grey.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the California Gnatcatcher

The length of the California Gnatcatcher is 4.3 inches (10.9 cm).

The weight of the California Gnatcatcher is from 0.2 ounces to 0.3 ounces (5.7 grams to 8.5 grams).

The wingspan of the California Gnatcatcher is 5.5 inches (14.0 cm).

Pictures of the California Gnatcatcher

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California Gnatcatcher, California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) by 5thLargestinAfrica, from flickr, licensed under CC
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California Gnatcatcher, Coastal California gnatcatcher by USFWS Pacific Southwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
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California Gnatcatcher, California gnatcatcher by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
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California Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (m) by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
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California Gnatcatcher, California gnatcatcher by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
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California Gnatcatcher, California gnatcatcher by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
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California Gnatcatcher, California Gnatcatcher by 5thLargestinAfrica, from flickr, licensed under CC
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California Gnatcatcher, California gnatcatcher by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
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California Gnatcatcher, California gnatcatcher by Mike`s Birds, from flickr, licensed under CC
male California Gnatcatcher
male California Gnatcatcher, DSC_0274 by tracie7779, from flickr, licensed under CC
female California Gnatcatcher
female California Gnatcatcher, DSC_0279 by tracie7779, from flickr, licensed under CC
female California Gnatcatcher
female California Gnatcatcher, DSC_0281 by tracie7779, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the California Gnatcatcher

forages by vigorously wandering through low shrubs and trees in search of insects.

hovers to occasionally collect objects from vegetation.

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What the California Gnatcatcher Likes to Eat

The California Gnatcatcher feeds on the following:

  • small insects (true bugs, beetles, caterpillars, scale insects, wasps, ants, flies, moths, small grasshoppers)
  • spiders
  • small berries

Where To Find the California Gnatcatcher

You can find the California Gnatcatcher in the following habitats:

  • Coastal sage scrub
  • other scrub