Birds of the World


Brown-backed Mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) Range: SA: Bolivia and nw Argentina Purmamarca, Argentina
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Compare to the Patagonian Mockingbird, but note white tail feathers compared to just white tips.


Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to El Salvador, n, e SA Manantiales del Campo, Antioquia, Colombia
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Larger and not as vocal as the well known Northern Mockingbird. Usually in small groups and not with mixed flocks.


Socorro Mockingbird (Mimus graysoni) Critically Endangered Range: MA: Socorro I. Isla Socorro, Mexico
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Found only on the island of Socorro.


Bahama Mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii gundlachii) Range: NA: Bahamas and Jamaica Birch State Park, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA A bit larger than the Northern Mockingbird.
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Long-tailed Mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus longicaudatus) Range: SA: Ecuador, Peru Lima, Peru
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A Pacific coast species that has in some places adapted to city parks.


Espanola Mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) Vulnerable Range: SA: Española and Gardner de Española is. (se Galápagos) Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador
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San Cristobal Mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) Near Threatened Range: SA: San Cristóbal I. (e Galápagos) San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Galapagos Mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) Range: SA: Galápagos Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Patagonian Mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus) Range: SA: s, c, nw Argentina and s Chile Mendoza, Argentina
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Compare to Brown-backed Mockingbird and Chalk-browed Mockingbird. Note white-tipped tail and dry scrub habitat.


Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos) Range: NA, MA: s Canada to s Mexico Broward County, Florida, United States
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Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) Range: SA: Amazonia and se
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Chilean Mockingbird (Mimus thenca) Range: SA: Chile and wc Argentina Chile
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Floreana Mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus) Endangered Range: SA: Gardner-by-Floreana and Champion is., rarely Floreana (se Galápagos) Champion Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
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White-banded Mockingbird (Mimus triurus) Range: SA: c Argentina Lomas de Arena, Bolivia
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