#Mimidae

[herpsandbirds]

Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), family Accipitridae, being chased away by a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), family Mimidae, Santa Clara Ranch, TX, USA

photograph by @hector_astorga_photography

#hawk #raptor #bird #parabuteo #accipitridae #mockingbird #mimic thrush #mimidae #mimus #ornithology #animals #nature #north america

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Gray Catbird Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6

#birds #birding #urban birding #nuts_about_birds #birdstagram #patch birding #nature blogger #nyc nature #brooklyn #brooklyn bridge park #nyc #nature #gray catbird #mimidae

[alonglistofbirds]

[2154/11079] Chalk-browed mockingbird - Mimus saturninus

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Muscicapoidea Family: Mimidae Genus: Mimus (typical mockingbirds)

Photo credit: Amed Hernández via Macaulay Library

#birds #Chalk-browed mockingbird #Passeriformes #Passeri #Muscicapoidea #Mimidae #Mimus #birds a to z #undescribed

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

How many songs do you know by heart? Whatever the number, it probably isn't as many as the brown thasher! This little bird has at least 1,100 songs in its repotoire, with some studies indicating the number might be well over 3,000. Many of these calls are mimics of other species, which males use to impress and woo females of their own kind.

(Image: A brown thrasher () by Burline Pullin)

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#brown thrasher #Passeriformes #Mimidae #thrashers #mimids #perching birds #birds #uncharismatic facts

[scottpartridge]

Grey Catbird

#catbird #mimic thrush #mimidae #bird art

[birdblues]

Grey Catbird

#gray catbird #grey catbird #catbird #Dumetella carolinensis #Passeriformes #Mimidae #Dumetella #bird #upl

[birds-that-screm]

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

© Martin Carlin

#northern mockingbird #mimus polyglottos #mimidae #passeriformes #martin carlin #birds

[camouflage-birds]

Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)

© James Maley

#bendire's thrasher #toxostoma bendirei #mimidae #passeriformes #james maley #birds

[passerine-free-pass]

Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

© Larry Reis

#grey catbird #dumetella carolinensis #mimidae #passeriformes #larry reis #birds

[uwmspeccoll]

A Mimidae Feathursday

In the U.S., the family Mimidae includes the Northern Mockingbird, Gray Catbird, and Brown Thrasher. All are notable for the range of their vocalization and their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors, hence the family name which is Latin for mimic. While southern Wisconsin is within the range of distribution for the Mockingbird and Thrasher, the Mockingbird is a rare summer resident here and the population of Brown Thrashers in Wisconsin is thought to be low, and in any event they are especially noted for being elusive, so very few people we know have ever seen one here. The Catbird, however, is quite common in our neighborhood, but unfortunately the book we chose to highlight does not include an image of one.

The images shown here are color lithographs from our 1907 edition of Bird-Life, A Guide to the Study of our Common Birds, by American ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, with illustrations by the English-Canadian-American wildlife artist Ernest Thompson Seton, published in New York by D. Appleton and Company.

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#Feathursday #Mimidae #mockingbird #catbird #brown thrasher #Bird Life #Frank M. Chapman #Ernest Thompson Seton #lithographs #color lithographs #birds #birbs!

[mostly-moist-birds]

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)

© James R. Page

#brown thrasher #toxostoma rufum #mimidae #passeriformes #james r. page #birds

[herpsandbirds]

Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre), family Mimidae, order Passeriformes, Laguna Seca Ranch, South TX, USA

photograph by Doug Greenberg

#thrasher #mimic thrush #toxostoma #mimidae #passeriformes #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #north america

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Gray Catbird Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6

#birds #birding #urban birding #nuts_about_birds #birdstagram #patch birding #nature blogger #nyc nature #brooklyn #brooklyn bridge park #nyc #nature #catbird #gray catbird #cherries #mimidae

[alonglistofbirds]

[2336/11080] Chilean mockingbird - Mimus thenca

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Muscicapoidea Family: Mimidae Genus: Mimus (typical mockingbirds)

Photo credit: Tamara Catalán Bermudez via Macaulay Library

#birds #Chilean mockingbird #Passeriformes #Passeri #Muscicapoidea #Mimidae #Mimus #birds a to z #undescribed

[eye-see-a-bird]

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)

© James R. Page

#brown thrasher #toxostoma rufum #mimidae #passeriformes #james r. page #birds

[birdwatcher-sketches]

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)

© Ray Ekstrom

#brown thrasher #toxostoma rufum #mimidae #passeriformes #ray ekstrom #birds