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Dumetella carolinensis

(slate-colored mockingbird)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Basque:

Ocell Gat

Common Names in Catalan:

Ocell Gat

Common Names in Czech:

Drozdec Cernohlav

Common Names in Danish:

Kattedrossel

Common Names in Dutch:

Katvogel

Common Names in English:

black mockingbird, Black-capped Thrush, cat flycatcher, Catbird, chicken bird, common catbird, gray catbird, Grey Catbird, northern catbird, slate-colored mockingbird

Common Names in Finnish:

Naukumatkija

Common Names in French:

moqueur chat

Common Names in Galician:

Ocell Gat

Common Names in German:

Katzendrossel, Katzenvogel

Common Names in Haitian Creole French:

Zwazo Chat

Common Names in Icelandic:

Kattfugl

Common Names in Irish:

Cat

Common Names in Italian:

Uccello Gatto Grigio, Uccello gatto testanera

Common Names in Japanese:

Nekomanedori, ネコマネドリ

Common Names in Latin:

Dumetalla carolinensis

Common Names in Lithuanian:

Katpauk

Common Names in Norwegian:

Kattespottefugl

Common Names in Polish:

Przedrzezniacz Ciemny

Common Names in Slovak:

Drozdec Macac

Common Names in Slovenian:

Sivi Opona

Common Names in Spanish:

Maullador gris, Pájaro gato, Sinsonte Maullador

Common Names in Spanish (Cuba):

Zorzal Gato

Common Names in Spanish (Dominican Republic):

Zorzal Gato

Common Names in Spanish (Honduras):

Sinsontle

Common Names in Spanish (Mexico):

Maullador Gris

Common Names in Spanish (Nicaragua):

Maullador Gris

Common Names in Swedish:

Gr, Grå kattfågel

Common Names in Turkish:

Kedikusu

Common Names in Welsh:

Bronfraith Carolina

Description

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Physical Description

Adult : Head : Cap: black Bill: dark Length : short Body: Underparts: pale gray Upperparts: slate gray Tail: black Undertail Coverts: reddish charcoal.

Size/Age/Growth

About 8.5 to 9 inches long, with a wingspan of 11 to 12 inches. Adults weigh about 1.3 ounces .

Habitat

Vegetation: tropical lowland evergreen forest, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands, arid lowland scrubs, second-growth scrub • Maximum Elevation: 1,800 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Low

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,793 meters (0 to 12,444 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

Biology

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Diet

Mostly: Fruit. Lesser Quantities of: Insects.

Reproduction

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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The plumage and call of the catbird are quite distinctive.

Three species of mimids to compare: Brown Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, and Gray Catbird. All sound similar, but are easily distinguished. Thrashers generally repeat phrases twice, then move on to the next phrase. Mockingbirds repeat phrases 3-7 times before moving on to the next phrase, while catbirds do not generally repeat phrases.

Members of the genus Dumetella

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:

D. carolinensis (Slate-Colored Mockingbird)

More Info

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 230.920 meters (757.612 feet), Standard Deviation = 428.910 based on 20,000 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/14/2012