Mimic Thrush
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
common name for members of the Mimidae, a family of exclusively American birds, allied to the wrens and thrushes, that includes the mockingbird, the catbird, and the thrashers.
Central America, Mimic Thrush Family, Mimidae Family, United States, Oreoscoptes Montanus, Toxostoma Rufum
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Range Distribution In deserts with few plants, this mimic thrush is scattered from southeastern California eastward well into New Mexico and southward through Sonora, Mexico, into northern Sinaloa.
The Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a member of the Mimidae family (mimic thrushes). It is a Robin-sized bird (9 to 11 inches), slender with a long gray tail and white patches on the wings and tail.
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, Thrasher, Kingbird, Thrushe, Catbird
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