Galápagos mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus)

The Galápagos mockingbird is a passerine bird of the thrasher, mockingbirds and tremblers family (Mimids). It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

Identification

Adults

Adult male and female Galápagos mockingbird are similar in appearance. They are streaked brown and gray with a long tail and a black, angled beak.

Gallery

Galápagos mockingbird

Santa Cruz, Galápagos (2010)

Galápagos mockingbird

San Salvador, Galápagos (2010)

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Species

Kingdom: Animalia (animals)

Phylum: Chordata (vertebrates, sea squirts)

Class: Aves (birds)

Order: Passeriformes (perching birds)

Family: Mimidae (thrasher, mockingbirds, tremblers)

Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Galápagos mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus)

Sage thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)