Northern Mockingbird (sexes similar) - approx. 25 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Mimus
Species: Polyglottos
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Updated April 26 2012
Northern Mockingbird (sexes similar) - approx. 25 cm - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - July 2007
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Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Gray Catbird (sexes similar) - approx. 23 cm
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Dumetella
Species: Carolinensis
Named after one of its calls, a cat-like mewing -
accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic -
possibly related to the Sturnidae family (Starlings) which
are also mimics
accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic -
possibly related to the Sturnidae family (Starlings) which
are also mimics
Updated June 7 2011
Gray Catbird (sexes similar) in Staghorn Sumac - approx. 23 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - May 2009
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3 species
Accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic - it will
mimic many bird calls while perched - some other
species seem to perch nearby and listen intently to their
songs - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
mimic many bird calls while perched - some other
species seem to perch nearby and listen intently to their
songs - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Toxostoma
Species: Rufum
Brown Thrasher (sexes similar) - approx. 30 cm - Leslie Spit - May 2012
Accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic -
reported to have the largest song repertoire of all North
American birds - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
reported to have the largest song repertoire of all North
American birds - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
Northern Mockingbird (juvenile) - approx. 25 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Mimus
Species: Polyglottos
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Updated April 26 2012
Northern Mockingbird (juvenile) - approx. 25 cm - Humber Bay Park - September 2009
Accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic - it will
mimic many bird calls while perched - some other
species seem to perch nearby and listen intently to their
songs - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
mimic many bird calls while perched - some other
species seem to perch nearby and listen intently to their
songs - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Audio - updated July 28 2010
Audio - updated May 22 2012
Updated May 9 2012
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Audio - updated May 27 2012