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Mimus

Synonyms: Mimetes; Mimodes; Nesomimus

Wikipedia Abstract

Mimus is a bird genus in the family Mimidae. It contains the typical mockingbirds. In 2007, the genus Nesomimus was merged into Mimus by the American Ornithologists' Union. The genus name is Latin for "mimic". The following species are placed here: The Nesomimus group includes the following species: \n* Hood mockingbird, Mimus macdonaldi \n* Galápagos mockingbird, Mimus parvulus \n* Floreana mockingbird or Charles mockingbird, Mimus trifasciatus \n* San Cristóbal mockingbird, Mimus melanotis
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Species

Mimus dorsalis (brown-backed mockingbird)
Mimus gilvus (tropical mockingbird)
Mimus graysoni (Socorro mockingbird) (Critically Endangered)
Mimus gundlachii (Bahama mockingbird)
Mimus longicaudatus (long-tailed mockingbird)
Mimus macdonaldi (Hood mockingbird) (Vulnerable)
Mimus melanotis (San Cristóbal mockingbird)
Mimus parvulus (Galápagos mockingbird)
Mimus patagonicus (Patagonian mockingbird)
Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird)
Mimus saturninus (chalk-browed mockingbird)
Mimus thenca (Chilean mockingbird)
Mimus trifasciatus (Charles Mockingbird) (Endangered)
Mimus triurus (white-banded mockingbird)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0