The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Looks Like

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has overall_color color of blue-grey and white and black.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has above_color color of blue-grey.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has head color of blue-grey.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has face color of blue-grey and black.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has below_color color of white.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has undertail color of white.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has back color of blue-grey.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has bill color of greyish.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has wing color of blue-grey and blackish.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has belly color of white.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has tail color of black and white.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has chest color of white.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has leg color of blackish.

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has neck color of white.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

The length of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is from 3.9 inches to 4.3 inches (9.9 cm to 10.9 cm).

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

The wingspan of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is 6.3 inches (16.0 cm).

Pictures of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by ShenandoahNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by ShenandoahNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by Andy Morffew, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, C1DF9284-959B-4151-A047-A794965B1DE5 by Verde River, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by ShenandoahNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (m) by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by ShenandoahNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by ShenandoahNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (juveniles) | South Llano River SP | TX|2018-05-07|09-05-09 by Bettina Arrigoni, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (juvenile) by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue Gray Gnatcatcher-Juvenile by CheepShot, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, IMG_8247 by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue Gray Gnatcatcher and Juvenile by CheepShot, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (juvenile) by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (juvenile) by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, IMG_8243 by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

avidly forages in bushes and trees.

searches for insects on the branches and trunk of pine trees as well as among the leafy outer twigs of deciduous trees.

takes the majority of the food while perched and hovers to collect items from the surface.

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What the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Likes to Eat

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher feeds on the following:

  • small insects (leafhoppers, treehoppers, plant bugs, leaf beetles, caterpillars, flies, small wasps)
  • spiders

Where To Find the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

You can find the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in the following habitats:

  • Open woods, oaks, pines, thickets