Catbirds
Several unrelated groups of songbirds are called catbirds because of their wailing calls, which resemble a cat's meowing. The genus name Ailuroedus likewise is from the Greek for "cat-singer" or "cat-voiced".
Catbird
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see mimic thrush.
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Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
The Grey Catbird breeds in southern Canada and eastern and central USA but winters in southern USA, Central America and the West Indies. It is found in dense bushes and scrubby habitats.
Gray Catbird
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Gray Catbird
Don't let the gray catbird fool you with its mimic calls. It can easily mimic popular backyard birds. Learn how to attract a gray catbird to your yard, and listen to its song.
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Gray Catbird ( Dumetella carolinensis )
Gray Catbird, Brooks, Alberta
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Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis
Described by: Gray (1858)
Alternate common name(s): Black-eared Catbird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
The Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) is a widespread breeding bird across much of the United States and Canada. The common name comes from the "cat-like" vocalizations the bird often gives.
Catbirds proper in the bowerbird family (Ptilonorhynchidae):
The catbirds are a group of passerine birds in the family Mimidae which also includes mockingbirds and thrashers. These birds produce a wide variety of sounds including cat-like barks.
Gray Catbird Behaviour
No observations regarding Gray Catbird behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Gray Catbirds ...
A Gray Catbird was banded as a juvenile in Pennsylvania on 18 August 1962 and found dead in Shelburne County on 7 October of the same year (H.F. Lewis).
Gray Catbird
(Dumetella carolinensis)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed
2007 to 2011: Confirmed ...
The plumage and call of the catbird are quite distinctive.
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. Patuxent Bird Population Studies ...
Catbirds:
Catbirds are known to imitate the sounds of other birds. This bird is gray in color and has a shade of chestnut, just under its tail.
Catbird, Gray Dumetella carolinensis Found: North America, Central America
Photographed by: 1) Steve Byland 2) Dick Daniels in New Hampshire
3) Peter_Massas at Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, New Jersey 4) Stubblefield Photography in New ...
Gray Catbird
Adult
Smooth dark gray overall
Darker cap
No white in wings
Rusty patch under tail
© Larry Meade, Springfield, Virginia, July 2008 ...
The Spotted Catbird is a very aggressive visitor to the feeders. MacLeay's Honeyeater, Helmeted Friarbird, Bush Turkey, Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Yellow-spotted Honeyeater, Emerald Dove, Little Shrike-thrush, Spectacled Monarch, Silvereye, ...
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis. Breeder. Common in winter, spring, and fall in Gulf Coast region. In Inland Coastal Plain region, common in spring and fall, uncommon in winter and summer.
Gray Catbird
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
MIMIDAE - Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Photo-gallery: Northern Mockingbird (New York)
Photo-gallery: sunning Gray Catbird (New York)
STURNIDAE - Starlings ...
Mockingbirds and Catbirds forage the ground and in foliage and brush piles. Brown Thrashers forage in leaf litter. All feed on insects and fruit and may visit feeders when food is in short supply. None use nest boxes.
American robins and gray catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) usually eject foreign eggs from the nest.
Thrashers are related to the catbirds and mockingbirds.
Thrashers are excellent singers, about 8 inches, and are tinted with
drab grays, browns, blacks, and white; some species have
spotted under parts.
The bulky nests of Gray Catbirds are usually well concealed deep within a leafy bush or thicket. Hummingbird nests are often constructed over water and covered with materials that blend in perfectly with the tree limb.
CAT-BIRD.
[Gray Catbird.]
ORPHEUS CAROLINENSIS, Linn.
[Dumatella carolinensis.] ...
Owls, hawks, foxes, cats, raccoons, skunks, opossums, and cowbirds; competition for nesting sites from house wrens, catbirds, English sparrows and crows.
Habitat ...
Black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris)
Cozumel thrasher (Toxostoma guttatum)
White-breasted thrasher (Ramphocinclus brachyurus)
Orange-billed babbler (Turdoides rufescens)
Black-cheeked ant-tanager (Habia atrimaxillaris) ...
Since Florida is also an important wintering habitat for migrating birds, the bobcat's winter diet reflects this abundance and includes ground-dwelling birds such as towhees, robins, catbirds and thrashers.
They are also known as mimic thrushes because some members of this family mimic the songs of other species.
Species in this family:
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) ...
 See also: Mockingbird, Robin, Thrasher, Gray Catbird, Sparrow
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