Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - HBW 10, p. 479
French: Moqueur chat
German: Katzenvogel
Spanish: Pájaro-gato Gris
Other common names: Common/Northern Catbird
Taxonomy: Muscicapa[] carolinensis Linnaeus, 1766, Virginia, USA.
Closely related to Melanoptila glabrirostris, and these two species are sometimes considered closely enough related to be lumped in the same genus; in such an arrangement, present genus has priority. In past, present species was commonly isolated in genus Galeoscoptes, but Dumetella subsequently shown to be the older name (see page 474). Proposed races ruficrissa (W parts of range), meridiana (C & S) and bermudiana (Bermuda) appear to be too weakly defined to be reliably distinguishable. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds S Canada (British Columbia E to Nova Scotia) and C, E & SE USA (E Washington and E Oregon SE to Utah and Texas, E to Atlantic coast, also on Bermuda; non-breeding extreme S & SE USA, N Caribbean islands, and Atlantic coastal areas of Central America S to Panama and Colombia.
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One bird offering a prey to another Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 14 May 2002 4 years ago 11 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched Locality Hacienda Sueño Azul, Las Horquetas, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 12 February 2008 3 years ago 14 sec 4.3 -
A bird singing from a treetop Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 2 May 2002 4 years ago 16 sec 4.3 -
Male - calling to the female from low-lying bushes in a local coulee. Locality Pambrun, Saskatchewan, Canada (Monotypic species)
Blair Wainman 17 July 2011 29 weeks ago 33 sec 4.2 -
A front close view of a bird in a bush Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 28 September 2002 4 years ago 14 sec 4.1 -
A nest with 3 newly hatched Grey Catbird chicks. Locality Arkansas, USA (United States)
volaticus 2 July 2011 31 weeks ago 1 min 4 sec 4
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Male - calling to the female from a low-lying bush in a local coulee
Locality Pambrun, Saskatchewan, Canada (Monotypic species)
Blair Wainman 17 July 2011 30 weeks ago 4.4 -
Mewing in the woods.
Locality Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Monotypic species)
Ken Simonite 23 May 2011 27 weeks ago 4 -
Bathing in the back yard
Locality Manhattan, Kansas, USA (United States)
Dave Rintoul 8 May 2011 31 weeks ago 4 -
Individual perched in a tree.
Locality Health Valley Trail, Waterloo, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 5 July 2011 31 weeks ago 3.7 -
Male - perched on a wire fence
Locality Pambrun, Saskatchewan, Canada
Blair Wainman 2 June 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
On a pole
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 14 May 2009 1 year ago 3.7
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A singing male Locality Decatur, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Stuart Fisher 22 May 2010 1 year ago 4.5
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