Birds Guide

Mimids
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Aves   Order: Passeriformes   Family: Mimidae Bonaparte, 1853
Genera
Cinclocerthia Dumetella Allenia Margarops Melanoptila Melanotis Mimodes Mimus Nesomimus Oreoscoptes Ramphocinclus Toxostoma

The Mimids are a New World family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. As their name (Latin for "mimic") suggests, these birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors.

The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance.

There are at least 34 species in 10 genera.

It was a member of this family, the Galapagos Mockingbird, which inspired Darwin's work on his theory of evolution.

Species list

• Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
  Black Catbird, Melanoptila glabrirostris
  Bahama Mockingbird, Mimus gundlachii
  Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
  Tropical Mockingbird, Mimus gilvus
  Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Mimus saturninus
  Patagonian Mockingbird, Mimus patagonicus
  Brown-backed Mockingbird, Mimus dorsalis
  White-banded Mockingbird, Mimus triurus
  Long-tailed Mockingbird, Mimus longicaudatus
  Chilean Mockingbird, Mimus thenca
  Galapagos Mockingbird, Nesomimus parvulus
  Charles Mockingbird, Nesomimus trifasciatus
  Hood Mockingbird, Nesomimus macdonaldi
  San Cristobal Mockingbird, Nesomimus melanotis
  Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus
  Socorro Mockingbird, Mimodes graysoni
  Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum
  Long-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma longirostre
  Cozumel Thrasher, Toxostoma guttatum
  Gray Thrasher, Toxostoma cinereum
  Bendire's Thrasher, Toxostoma bendirei
  Ocellated Thrasher, Toxostoma ocellatum
  Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre
  California Thrasher, Toxostoma redivivum
  Crissal Thrasher, Toxostoma crissale
  Le Conte's Thrasher, Toxostoma lecontei
  Vizcaino Thrasher, Toxostoma arenicola
  White-breasted Thrasher, Ramphocinclus brachyurus
  Blue Mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens
  Blue-and-white Mockingbird, Melanotis hypoleucus
  Gray Trembler, Cinclocerthia gutturalis
  Brown Trembler, Cinclocerthia ruficauda
  Scaly-breasted Thrasher, Allenia fusca
  Pearly-eyed Thrasher, Margarops fuscatus

External links

• Mimid videos on the Internet Bird Collection