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Tropical mockingbird

Mimus gilvus

Description:

Adults are 25 cm long and weigh 54g. They are grey on the head and upper parts with yellow eyes, a white eye stripe and dark patch through the eye. The underparts are off-white and the wings are blackish with two white wing bars and white edges to the flight feathers. They have a long dark tail with white feather tips, a slim black bill with a slight downward curve, and long dark legs.

Habitat:

The Tropical Mockingbird, Mimus gilvus, is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil, and in the Lesser Antilles and other Caribbean islands. The birds in Panama and Trinidad may have been introduced.

Notes:

another cool bird i saw on bonaire

1 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 12 years ago
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus Tropical Mockingbird


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1 Comment

Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes 12 years ago

Thanks for the help

Jake Barnes
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Jake Barnes

Spotted on Jun 10, 2008
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012

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