Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Mimidae
The Mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance.
- Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis LC
- Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos LC
- Bahama Mockingbird, Mimus gundlachii (C) LC
- Sage Thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus LC
- Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum LC
- Long-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma longirostre LC
- Bendire's Thrasher, Toxostoma bendirei VU
- Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre LC
- California Thrasher, Toxostoma redivivum LC
- Crissal Thrasher, Toxostoma crissale LC
- Le Conte's Thrasher, Toxostoma lecontei LC
- Blue Mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens (A) LC
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Canada And The United States