- The
mimids are the New
World family of p****erine birds, Mimidae, that
includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New
World catbirds. As their...
- are
considered a family, as is done here.
Sibley &
Monroe included the
mimids in the
family and
demoted the
starlings to
tribe rank, as Sturnini. This...
- (presumably due to its
remarkably plain coloration, not
similar to
other mimids). The
genus name has a
convoluted nomenclatorial history. The monotypic...
-
length and 31.6–42 g (1.11–1.48 oz) in m****, it is the
smallest of the
mimids. ****es
appear similar, with
glossy black plumage,
black legs and bill, and...
- a much more
exaggerated version of the wing-flicking also seen in
other mimids such as the
northern mockingbirds. The
tremblers do not just
flick their...
- (Ailuroedus jobiensis) New
World catbirds are two
monotypic genera from the
mimid family (Mimidae) of the p****eridan
superfamily Muscicapoidea.
Among the...
- vultures, the New
World quail, the
tyrant flycatchers, the vireos, the
mimids, the New
World warblers, the tanagers, the cardinals, and the icterids....
- (14 species) and, secondarily, the
kingbirds (Tyrannus ssp.), thrushes,
mimids and
European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). This is
likely due to the fact...
-
reside in the
northern range of the long-billed. The bird is a
large sized mimid that is not
especially wary, but it will take
precautionary measures to...
-
expands its
repertoire during its life,
though it
pales in
comparison to
mimids such as the
brown thrasher.
There are four
recognized calls for the mockingbird:...
