San Cristobal Mockingbird
Mimus melanotis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus melanotis (San Cristobal Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Mockingbird
Mimus parvulus
Española Mockingbird
Mimus macdonaldi
Floreana Mockingbird
Mimus trifasciatus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Small Ground-Finch
Geospiza fuliginosa
Medium Ground-Finch
Geospiza fortis
Galápagos Flycatcher
Myiarchus magnirostris
Small Tree-Finch
Camarhynchus parvulus
Common Cactus-Finch
Geospiza scandens
Large Ground-Finch
Geospiza magnirostris
Grey Warbler-Finch
Certhidea fusca
Woodpecker Finch
Camarhynchus pallidus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a San Cristobal Mockingbird in Galápagos Islands?
About 10% of visitor-days record a San Cristobal Mockingbird sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 759 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see San Cristobal Mockingbird in Galápagos Islands?
December has the highest sighting rate for San Cristobal Mockingbird in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.