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The Floreana mockingbird is 25 to 26 cm (9.8 to 10.2 in) long. Males weigh an average of 65.7 g (2.32 oz) and females 59.8 g (2.11 oz). Adults have a pied appearance. They have a pale supercilium, a black patch in front of the eye, a darkish one below it, and white cheeks. Their crown, upperparts, and tail are grayish brown with a few faint darker streaks. Their whitish underparts have a dark patch on the side of the breast and faint spots on the breast and flanks. The folded wing shows two white bars. The juvenile is similar to the adult but more heavily streaked. Voice: The Floreana mockingbird has a "oud, melodious song does not mimic other species."
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When to see the Floreana Mockingbird
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Where to see the Floreana Mockingbird
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About the Floreana Mockingbird
The Floreana mockingbird or the Charles Island mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It was endemic to Floreana, one of the Galápagos Islands, but now is found only on two nearby islets, Campeón and Gardner-near-Floreana. The Floreana mockingbird is also known as Darwin's mockingbird, as it was the arguable inspiration for Charles Darwin's work on the origins of species; he noticed distinct differences between them and previous species he had encountered and consequently established the existence of other variants on neighboring islands.
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Easily confused with
Socorro MockingbirdMimus graysoniThe Socorro mockingbird is an endangered mockingbird endemic to Socorro Island in Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands.
Espanola MockingbirdMimus macdonaldiSimilar to the other species of Galápagos mockingbirds, this species has a mottled gray and brown plumage with a white underbelly.
San Cristobal MockingbirdMimus melanotisThe San Cristóbal mockingbird is 25 to 26 cm (9.8 to 10.2 in) long.
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