California Gnatcatcher

NPS Photo

California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)

Length 4.3" Wingspan 5.5"
Dark gray overall with paler gray underparts and a black tail, very narrowly edged in white. Males have a black cap. Females have a thin white eyering and a brownish wash on the sides, wings, and undertail.

This endangered bird’s call sounds like the mew of a newborn kitten – raspy, with a crescendo in the middle.

 

• California Gnatcatcher

  
  

  Audio file for the American Crow courtesy through Xeno-Canto.org

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  Audio Transcript

  This endangered bird’s call sounds like the mew of a newborn kitten – raspy, with a crescendo in the middle.