Approximate Hatch Weights:
~0.64g at hatching
~6.2g by 9 days old
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Common Name: Gnatcatchers
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and pink to gray
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Yellow with two black spots on tongue
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
Video by Margaret Whisnant
Video from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/107717294_893229250987_2525364387959407659_n.jpeg)
Photo by Nicole Harmon
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/107712066_893229280927_333872303158578771_n.jpeg)
Photo by Nicole Harmon
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/107665565_893229325837_6817671929281733002_n.jpg)
Photo by Nicole Harmon
~2nd Week - 1g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3bb7.jpeg)
Photo by Margaret Whisnant
~2nd Week - 1g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3bb9.jpeg)
Photo by Margaret Whisnant
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_0795.jpg)
Photo by Karyn Lesinski, Center for Wildlife
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_0794.jpg)
Photo by Karyn Lesinski, Center for Wildlife
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/Rec-8168-BGGN-28-May-2019-Holmgren-M.jpeg)
Photo by Mark Holmgren
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3bff.jpeg)
Photo by Margaret Whisnant
~2nd Week - 5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2022/06/IMG_2795.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2022/06/IMG_2785.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2022/06/IMG_2781.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters