Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)

Floreana Mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus) - HBW 10, p. 488

French: Moqueur de Floreana German: Floreanaspottdrossel Spanish: Sinsonte de Floreana
Other common names: Charles/Three-banded/Santa Maria Mockingbird

Taxonomy: Orpheus trifasciatus Gould, 1837, Floreana Island (formerly Charles Island), Galapagos Archipelago.
Genus considered most closely related to, and putatively derived from, mainland Mimus longicaudatus; hybridization between latter and present species recorded in captivity. Forms a superspecies with N. macdonaldi, N. melanotis and N. parvulus; all previously considered conspecific. Birds on Campeón somewehat smaller than those on Gardner-near-Floreana, but difference considered insufficient to warrant naming of geographical races. Monotypic.

Distribution: Islets of Gardner-near-Floreana and Campeón (near Floreana), in S Galapagos Is.