Family

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Mimidae

26 species in our catalog · found in 131 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Mimus gilvus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Mimus patagonicus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Melanoptila glabrirostris

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Mimus polyglottos

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Mimus saturninus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dumetella carolinensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Toxostoma cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Mimus parvulus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Toxostoma curvirostre

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Mimus longicaudatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Toxostoma rufum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mimus triurus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Toxostoma crissale

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Mimus melanotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Margarops fuscatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Oreoscoptes montanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Melanotis caerulescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxostoma lecontei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanotis hypoleucus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Mimus macdonaldi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mimus thenca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxostoma bendirei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Toxostoma redivivum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

EN Endemic

Mimus trifasciatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Mimus dorsalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Toxostoma longirostre

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	>90%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~90%
	Black Catbird			~80%
	Gray Catbird			~40%
2	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~90%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~70%
	Black Catbird			~40%
	Gray Catbird			~30%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~90%
	Northern Mockingbird			~70%
	Gray Catbird			~50%
	Brown Thrasher			~10%
4	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~90%
	Northern Mockingbird			~60%
	Gray Thrasher			~60%
5	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7	~80%
	Northern Mockingbird			~70%
	Curve-billed Thrasher			~30%
	Crissal Thrasher			~20%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Brown Thrasher			<5%
	Long-billed Thrasher			<5%
6	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	~80%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			~80%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
	White-banded Mockingbird			~10%
7	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	~80%
	Gray Catbird			~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~50%
8	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	3	~70%
	Northern Mockingbird			~70%
	Pearly-eyed Thrasher			Insufficient data
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
9	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	3	~70%
	Northern Mockingbird			~50%
	Gray Catbird			~50%
	Brown Thrasher			<5%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~70%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~70%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
	Black Catbird			<5%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~70%
	Gray Catbird			~60%
	Brown Thrasher			~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
12	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~70%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~70%
13	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7	~60%
	Curve-billed Thrasher			~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
	Crissal Thrasher			<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Brown Thrasher			Insufficient data
	Bendire's Thrasher			Insufficient data
14	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~60%
	Gray Thrasher			~10%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
	Gray Catbird			~30%
	Brown Thrasher			~20%
16	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~60%
	California Thrasher			~10%
	Curve-billed Thrasher			Insufficient data
	Le Conte's Thrasher			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Bendire's Thrasher			Insufficient data
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
	Brown Thrasher			Insufficient data
17	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~60%
	Galápagos Mockingbird			~50%
	San Cristobal Mockingbird			~10%
	Española Mockingbird			~10%
	Floreana Mockingbird			<5%
18	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~60%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~60%
19	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	~60%
	Gray Catbird			~60%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
20	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
	Brown Thrasher			~20%
	Gray Catbird			~20%
21	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~60%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~50%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
	Black Catbird			<5%
22	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
	Le Conte's Thrasher			~10%
	Gray Thrasher			~10%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
23	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~50%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~50%
24	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6	~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
	Sage Thrasher			~10%
	Curve-billed Thrasher			~10%
	Crissal Thrasher			~10%
	Brown Thrasher			<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
25	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~50%
	Pearly-eyed Thrasher			Insufficient data
26	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~50%
	Gray Catbird			~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
	Black Catbird			<5%
27	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~50%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~50%
	White-banded Mockingbird			Insufficient data
28	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~50%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~50%
	White-banded Mockingbird			~10%
29	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~40%
	Gray Catbird			~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
	Black Catbird			Insufficient data
30	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Long-tailed Mockingbird			~40%
31	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
	California Thrasher			~10%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
	Brown Thrasher			Insufficient data
32	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~40%
	Curve-billed Thrasher			~30%
	Blue Mockingbird			~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			Insufficient data
33	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~40%
34	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
	White-banded Mockingbird			Insufficient data
35	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Northern Mockingbird			~20%
	Brown Thrasher			~10%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
36	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8	~30%
	Northern Mockingbird			~20%
	Bendire's Thrasher			Insufficient data
	Le Conte's Thrasher			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	California Thrasher			<5%
	Crissal Thrasher			<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Brown Thrasher			<5%
37	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
38	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Gray Catbird			~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
39	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
40	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
41	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
	White-banded Mockingbird			Insufficient data
42	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Gray Catbird			~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
43	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
44	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3	~30%
	Gray Catbird			~30%
	Black Catbird			Insufficient data
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
45	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
46	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Brown Thrasher			~30%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
47	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
48	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
49	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
50	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	~20%
	Gray Catbird			~20%
	Blue-and-white Mockingbird			~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			Insufficient data
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
51	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Gray Catbird			~20%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
	Brown Thrasher			<5%
52	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~20%
	Gray Catbird			~20%
53	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~20%
	White-banded Mockingbird			~20%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
54	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2	~20%
	Northern Mockingbird			~20%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
55	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
56	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
57	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
58	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
59	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Gray Catbird			~20%
	Brown Thrasher			<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			Insufficient data
60	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
61	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
62	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
63	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Gray Catbird			~20%
64	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
65	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
66	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Curve-billed Thrasher			Insufficient data
67	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~10%
	Blue-and-white Mockingbird			~10%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
68	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
69	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
70	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
71	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
72	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
73	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Gray Catbird			~10%
74	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
	Bendire's Thrasher			Insufficient data
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Crissal Thrasher			<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
75	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			~10%
	California Thrasher			<5%
	Le Conte's Thrasher			<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
76	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
77	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
78	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
79	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
80	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
81	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
82	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	~10%
	Chilean Mockingbird			<5%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			<5%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			<5%
83	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Mockingbird			~10%
84	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	~10%
	Chilean Mockingbird			~10%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			Insufficient data
85	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
86	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
87	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
88	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~10%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Blue-and-white Mockingbird			<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
89	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
90	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Brown Thrasher			<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
91	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
	Crissal Thrasher			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			Insufficient data
92	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
	Northern Mockingbird			Insufficient data
	Sage Thrasher			Insufficient data
93	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
94	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
95	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
96	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
97	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
98	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
99	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			Insufficient data
100	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
101	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
102	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			Insufficient data
103	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Blue-and-white Mockingbird			Insufficient data
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
104	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
105	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
106	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
107	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
108	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Brown Thrasher			Insufficient data
109	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
110	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			Insufficient data
111	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
112	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
113	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
114	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			<5%
115	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
	California Thrasher			<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
116	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Brown-backed Mockingbird			Insufficient data
117	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			<5%
118	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			<5%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
119	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
120	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
121	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
122	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Gray Catbird			<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
123	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
124	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	<5%
	Sage Thrasher			<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
125	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
126	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Mockingbird			Insufficient data
127	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			Insufficient data
128	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Gray Catbird			Insufficient data
129	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			Insufficient data
130	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			Insufficient data
	Sage Thrasher			Insufficient data
131	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	White-banded Mockingbird			Insufficient data