Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus gilvus (Tropical Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park
Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Flame-throated Warbler
Oreothlypis gutturalis
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
Volcano Junco
Junco vulcani
Large-footed Finch
Pezopetes capitalis
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Black-capped Flycatcher
Empidonax atriceps
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher
Ptilogonys caudatus
📅 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 Irazú Volcano National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Mockingbird in Irazú Volcano National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Mockingbird in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.