Mimidae - Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Catbirds
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 There are 35 bird species in this family. They are all found in North and South America. The birds in this family are known for their vocalizations. Some, like the northern mockingbird, have the ability to mimic the calls of other birds and even the sounds of cats, cars, and other sounds!
The birds in this family are medium-sized, usually between 8-12 inches in length. They are usually gray to brown in color and have small to medium bills; long legs; short, rounded wings; and a long tail. Males and females look alike. Most species in this family forage on the ground for seeds, insects, nuts, and berries.
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World Status Key
 Least Concern  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Extinct in Wild  Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.
US Status Key
 Threatened in US  Threatened in NH  Endangered in US  Endangered in NH  Breeds in NH  Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game
Additional Information
Key:  Profile  Photos  Video  Audio
Bendire's Thrasher - Toxostoma bendirei 
Bendire's thrasher is found in Mexico and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black Catbird - Melanoptila glabrirostris
The black catbird is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 
The brown thrasher is found in Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum
The brown thrasher is found in thickets and hedgerows.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
California Thrasher - Toxostoma redivivum
The California thrasher is found in Mexico and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Chalk-browed Mockingbird - Mimus saturninus 
The chalk-browed mockingbird is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Chilean Mockingbird - Mimus thenca
The Chilean mockingbird is found in Chile.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Cozumel Thrasher - Toxostoma guttatum
The Cozumel thrasher is found in Cozumel Island, Mexico.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Crissal Thrasher - Toxostoma crissale
The Crissal thrasher is found in Mexico and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Curve-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre
The curve-billed thrasher is found in Mexico and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Espanola Mockingbird - Mimus macdonaldi
The Espanola mockingbird is found in the southeast Galapagos Islands.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Floreana Mockingbird - Mimus trifasciatus
The Floreana mockingbird is found in Champion and Gardner-by-Floreana islets in the Galapagos Islands.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Galapagos Mockingbird - Mimus parvulus
The Galapagos mockingbird is found in the Galapagos Islands.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
The gray catbird is found in the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
The gray catbird can make more than 100 different types of sounds.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Le Conte's Thrasher - Toxostoma lecontei
Le Conte's thrasher is found in Mexico and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Long-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma longirostre
The long-billed thrasher is found in Mexico and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
The northern mockingbird is found in the Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
The mockingbird was given its name because of its ability to mimic the calls of dozens of other bird species. In fact, the mockingbird's Latin name, Mimus polyglottos, means many-tongued mimic. The mockingbird has even been known to mimic the sounds of dogs and sirens. The mockingbird is especially vocal on moonlit spring nights.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Patagonian Mockingbird - Mimus patagonicus
The Patagonian mockingbird is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus
The sage thrasher is found in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
San Cristobal Mockingbird - Mimus melanotis
The San Cristobal Mockingbird is found on the island of San Cristóbal in the central Galápagos Islands.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Socorro Mockingbird - Mimus graysoni
The socorro mockingbird is found in Mexico.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School White-breasted Thrasher - Ramphocinclus brachyurus
The white-breasted thrasher is found in Martinique and Saint Lucia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
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There are 35 bird species in this family. They are all found in North and South America. The birds in this family are known for their vocalizations. Some, like the northern mockingbird, have the ability to mimic the calls of other birds and even the sounds of cats, cars, and other sounds!
Africa 
Asia 
Australia/Oceania 
Europe