Cuban gnatcatcher

Cuban gnatcatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Genus: Polioptila
Species: P. lembeyei
Binomial name
Polioptila lembeyei
(Gundlach, 1858)

The Cuban gnatcatcher (Polioptila lembeyei) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae, the gnatcatchers. It is endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitat is xeric scrubland. It is the smallest species in the Polioptilidae family at 10 cm (4 in).

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Polioptila lembeyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.



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