Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus gilvus (Tropical Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
📅 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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 173 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Mockingbird in Tortuguero National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Mockingbird in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.