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Collared gnatwren

species of bird

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 28, 2025
Entity authorityQ940954 ↗
Source-derived summary

The collared gnatwren (Microbates collaris) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae, the gnatcatchers. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Taxonomy and systematics

The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and BirdLife International (BLI) recognize five subspecies of collared gnatwren:

M. c. paraguensis Phelps & Phelps Jr. (1946)

M. c. collaris Pelzeln (1868)

M. c. torquatus Sclater & Salvin (1873)

M. c. perlatus Todd (1927)

M. c. colombianus Parkes (1980)

However, the Clements taxonomy has not accepted M. c. torquatus and M. c.

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