19,980 observationsLeast Concern
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Passeriformes ›Family: Mimidae ›Genus: Mimus
About
The tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil, and in the Lesser Antilles and other Caribbean islands. The birds in Panama and Trinidad may have been introduced. The northern mockingbird (M. polyglottos) is its closest living relative, but the critically endangered Socorro mockingbird (M. graysoni) is also much closer to these two than previously believed .
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Tropical Mockingbird is Mimus gilvus.
- The Tropical Mockingbird has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Tropical Mockingbird belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Tropical Mockingbird belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Tropical Mockingbird belongs to the class Aves.
- Tropical Mockingbird belongs to the order Passeriformes.
- Tropical Mockingbird belongs to the family Mimidae.
- Tropical Mockingbird belongs to the genus Mimus.