---
title: "White-lored Gnatcatcher"
description: "Polioptila albiloris — Birds. The white-lored gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-lored-gnatcatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-lored Gnatcatcher

> Polioptila albiloris — Birds. The white-lored gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae.

- Scientific name: *Polioptila albiloris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1236
- iNaturalist taxon: [979905](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979905)

## Names

- en: White-lored Gnatcatcher
- de: Weißzügelmückenfänger
- es: Perlita Pispirria
- fr: Gobemoucheron à face blanche

## Countries with the most observations

MX (594), CR (212), SV (109), HN (64), NI (64), GT (16)

## Summary

The white-lored gnatcatcher (Polioptila albiloris) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-lored_gnatcatcher

## Photo

![White-lored Gnatcatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-lored-gnatcatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201854996

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-lored-gnatcatcher?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).