Polioptila clementsi

The Polioptila clementsi is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Iquitos Gnatcatcher Polioptila clementsi is a gnatcatcher (Polioptilidae) described as new to science in 2005. It is currently only known from the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, west of Iquitos, Peru. The species is a member of the Polioptila guianensis complex. It is named after James F. Clements. References - 1. ^ Birdlife International Species Factsheet – Iquitos Gnatcatcher * Whitney, Bret M. More

Gnatcatcher Polioptila clementsi, was first described in 2005. This species is a member of the Guianan Gnatcather Polioptila guianensis complex, which recently has been proposed split into three species (four w. the Iquitos Gnatcatcher), but not all authorities have accepted this (e.g. SACC). Furthermore, other groups should possibly be split, notably the Tropical Gnatcather Polioptila plumbea and Masked Gnatcather Polioptila dumicola complexes, but at present scientific papers on these matters are lacking. More

Clements Gnatcatcher - Polioptila clementsi described Date: June 23, 2005 A NEW SPECIES OF GNATCATCHER FROM WHITE-SAND FORESTS OF NORTHERN AMAZONIAN PERU WITH REVISION OF THE POLIOPTILA GUIANENSIS COMPLEX BRET M. WHITNEY, and JOSE ALVAREZ ALONSO ABSTRACT We describe a new species of gnatcatcher, Polioptila clementsi, from white-sand (varillal) forest at the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, about 25 km by road west of Iquitos, Peru. More

Range & population Polioptila clementsi has recently been described from the Reserva Nacional Allpahuayo-Mishana just west of Iquitos, Department of Loreto, Peru. Surveys of available habitat within the reserve have only located 15 pairs. Since its discovery, the species has apparently become more difficult to locate year on year. Ecology: It is rare within white-sand forest with a variable canopy height between 15 and 30 m, and is consistently found in tall, humid varillal forest. The species is most vocal during September-December2. More

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Gnatcatcher Polioptila clementsi , was first described in 2005. This species is a member of the Guianan Gnatcather Polioptila guianensis complex, which recently has be Last Modification 2009/10/24 14:32:52http://en.wikipedia. More