Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) - HBW 10, p. 487
French: Moqueur plombé
German: Camposspottdrossel
Spanish: Sinsonte Calandria
Taxonomy: Turdus saturninus M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823, Pará, Brazil.
Thought most closely related to, and perhaps forming a superspecies with, M. patagonicus. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- saturninus (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823) - S Suriname and N Brazil (lower Amazon in Pará).
- frater Hellmayr, 1903 - C & E Bolivia and C Brazil (E to Ceará, W Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, S to Mato Grosso and Santa Catarina).
- arenaceus Chapman, 1890 - NE Brazil (Paraíba S to E Bahia).
- modulator (Gould, 1836) - SE Bolivia and Paraguay S to C Argentina, extreme SE Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A perched bird, calling and flying away Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp modulator)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 5 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a branch in a tree Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp modulator)
Anna Motis 28 August 2004 5 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A couple of birds on top of a tree (in the charming company of a blue dacnis female) Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 5 weeks ago 44 sec 4 -
A bird on a branch, looking around, defecating and then flying away. Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil (ssp arenaceus)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 2 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird perched on top of a tree, calling and flying away Locality Estancia Itabó, Canindeyú Department, Paraguay (ssp modulator)
Josep del Hoyo 9 May 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 3.9 -
A bird in a tree, feeding on small fruits Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp modulator)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2004 6 years ago 40 sec 3.8
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An adult on the wall
Locality Boa Vista, Roraima State, Brazil
MARCELO CAMACHO 29 September 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
This bird was on the ground
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Dannie Polley 15 January 2011 49 weeks ago 4.1 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp modulator)
Carmelo López 6 November 2011 4 weeks ago 4 -
An adult hunting insects.
Locality Villa Paranacito, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Nicolas Olejnik 7 January 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Just caught a bug. Yummy!
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 3 March 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Juvenile foraging.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 16 February 2010 1 year ago 4
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A male singing several different songs for more than ten minutes..- Locality Minas, Lavalleja Department, Uruguay
Alvaro Riccetto 9 August 2006 2 years ago 4
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