Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Espanola Mockingbird (Nesomimus macdonaldi) - HBW 10, p. 488
French: Moqueur d’Espanola
German: Españolaspottdrossel
Spanish: Sinsonte de Española
Other common names: Hood (Island) Mockingbird
Taxonomy: Nesomimus macdonaldi Ridgway, 1890, Española Island (formerly Hood Island), Galapagos Archipelago.
Genus considered most closely related to, and putatively derived from, mainland Mimus longicaudatus. Forms a superspecies with N. trifasciatus, N. melanotis and N. parvulus; all previously considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: Española and adjacent Gardner-near-Española, in SE Galapagos Is.
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Two birds feeding on a placenta between a mother and a newborn Sea Lion Locality Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 24 August 2005 5 years ago 40 sec 4.3 -
A bird on dead branches, singing and preening Locality Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 24 August 2005 5 years ago 39 sec 4.3 -
An individual perched on a bush and calling before flying away Locality Punta Suarez, Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 2 October 2004 8 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
An individual foraging in one bush then perched in another Locality Punta Suarez, Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 2 October 2004 8 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
A bird standing on a rock and feeding Locality Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Mick and Joy Braker 8 October 2004 5 years ago 5 sec 4 -
A bird feeding on the placenta from the recent birth of a Sea Lion Locality Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 24 August 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 3.9
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close up of a mockingbird on Espanola, Galapagos Islands
Locality Española, Galapagos Islands
marianhw 1 September 2008 4 years ago 4 -
A bird on a rock in Espagnola Island
Locality Española, Galapagos Islands (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 27 May 2005 1 year ago 3.8
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Song. Locality Española, Galapagos Islands
(Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 27 July 2008 3 years ago 4
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