Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)

White-banded Mockingbird (Mimus triurus) - HBW 10, p. 486

French: Moqueur à ailes blanches German: Weißbinden-Spottdrossel Spanish: Sinsonte Trescolas

Taxonomy: Turdus triurus Vieillot, 1818, Paraguay.
Thought most closely related to, and perhaps forming a superspecies with, M. dorsalis. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds W Bolivia, W Paraguay and E Argentina (Salta S to N Río Negro); distribution poorly known, apparently patchy in N of range. Non-breeding E to S & SE Brazil.