About the Bahama Mockingbird
The Bahama mockingbird is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and is a vagrant to Florida.
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The Bahama mockingbird is 28 cm (11 in) long and weighs between 57 and 85 g (2.0 and 3.0 oz) with an average of 66.8 g (2.36 oz). Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mottled face with a pale supercilium. Their upperparts are brownish gray with dark streaks from the crown to the lower back. Their outer tail feathers have whitish tips. Their underparts are light gray with light streaking on the upper breast and more prominent streaks on the flanks. The juvenile is similar but has more densely spotted underparts. M. g. Voice: The Bahama mockingbird's song is loud and repetitive, a "series of abrupt, varied notes and phrases, with repetition". It apparently does not mimic other birds' songs.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Puerto Rico.
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalisThe brown-backed mockingbird is 21 to 25.5 cm (8.3 to 10.0 in) long and weighs between 52 and 65 g (1.8 and 2.3 oz) with an average of 58.7 g (2.07 oz).
San Cristobal MockingbirdMimus melanotisThe San Cristóbal mockingbird is 25 to 26 cm (9.8 to 10.2 in) long.
Espanola MockingbirdMimus macdonaldiSimilar to the other species of Galápagos mockingbirds, this species has a mottled gray and brown plumage with a white underbelly.
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