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 VU    Hood Mockingbird* Id (Atlas):
    Mimus macdonaldi

Description (10)
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Other Scientific Names
Nesomimus macdonaldi [BirdLife International (2004)]

Other Names (World)
Espanola Mockingbird, Hood Mockingbird, Hood Island Mockingbird

Family
Mimidae (Mockingbirds And Thrashers)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ridgway, 1890

Habitat
Arid lowland scrub and deciduous forest.

Range (Guide)
Ecuador (B).

Espaņola and adjacent Gardner-near-Espaņola, in south-eastern Galapagos Is.
 
Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010).

Status VU
Extreme weather events, rats, avian parasites and diseases are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Family groups of about nine during the breeding season and foraging groups of up to forty during the non-breeding season.

Food
Omnivorous. Mainly carrion and seabird eggs.

Voice
A strident call and a long, melodious song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

 
Espanola Mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) [XC889863]
     by id from Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador (call)

 
Espanola Mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) [XC24271]
     by Scott Olmstead from Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus considered most closely related to, and putatively derived from, mainland Long-tailed Mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus). Forms a superspecies with Charles Mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus), San Cristobal Mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) and Galapagos Mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) and all previously considered conspecific.


References
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Files:
JPG files for Hood Mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) - 10 files


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