California gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
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California Gnatcatchers, otherwise known as Polioptila californica, are listed as threatened in the United States because of the population decline that has accompanied the rampant development that has gobbled up so much of their habitat.
Impacts of the October 1993 Laguna Canyon Fire on California gnatcatchers and cactus wrens. In: Keeley, Jon F.; Scott, Tom, eds. Brushfires in California: ecology and resource management: Proceedings; 1994 May 6-7; Irvine, CA.
Efforts in these and other states to preserve western brush lands for other species, like the Greater Sage-Grouse, Gunnison Sage-Grouse, and the California Gnatcatcher, may benefit this sparrow.
Similar Species: Similar to the other Gnatcatchers, but these other species (Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, California Gnatcatcher, Black-capped Gnatcatcher) all have normal ranges well to the south of South Dakota and have never been seen in this state.
Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca (A)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea
California Gnatcatcher, Polioptila californica
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Polioptila melanura
Black-capped Gnatcatcher, Polioptila nigriceps ...
 See also: Gnatcatcher, Spider, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Warbler, Grasshopper
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