Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus gilvus (Tropical Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Mockingbird in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 355 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Mockingbird in Arenal Volcano National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Mockingbird in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.