- 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...
-
sometimes mimics several other species,
though not to the
extent of
other mimids. It has a
variety of
distinctive songs, and this
extensive repertoire of...
-
Extinct in the wild (EW): 5
species Critically endangered (CR): 223
species Endangered (EN): 460
species Vulnerable (VU): 798
species Near threatened...
- flycatchers, shrikes, vireos, larks, swallows, nuthatches, treecreepers,
mimids,
pipits and wagtails, starlings, New
World warblers, cardinalids, icterids...
- (Ailuroedus jobiensis) New
World catbirds are two
monotypic genera from the
mimid family (Mimidae) of the p****eridan
superfamily Muscicapoidea.
Among the...
-
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:...
- vultures, the New
World quail, the
tyrant flycatchers, the vireos, the
mimids, the New
World warblers, the tanagers, the cardinals, and the icterids....
