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title: "Siwuszka maskowa"
description: "Polioptila dumicola — Ptaki. The masked gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) is a small songbird in the family Polioptilidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/masked-gnatcatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Siwuszka maskowa

> Polioptila dumicola — Ptaki. The masked gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) is a small songbird in the family Polioptilidae.

- Scientific name: *Polioptila dumicola*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5843
- Wikidata: [Q902015](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902015)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7509](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7509)

## Names

- en: Masked Gnatcatcher
- de: Maskenmückenfänger
- es: Tacuarita azul
- fr: Gobemoucheron masqué
- nl: Maskermuggenvanger
- pt: Balança-rabo-de-máscara
- pl: Siwuszka maskowa

## Countries with the most observations

AR (4608), BR (771), UY (217), BO (74), PY (53)

## Summary

The masked gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) is a small songbird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Siwuszka maskowa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/masked-gnatcatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155673846

## Machine access

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