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Tropical Mockingbird

Mimus gilvus(Vieillot, LJP, 1808)

English (US) Tropical Mockingbird

The Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Mimus gilvus
Family
Mimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Tropical Mockingbird
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Turdus gilvus
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1808)
Type locality
la Guiane et les contrees les plus chaudes de l'Amerique septentrionale. French Guiana suggested by Hellmayr, 1934, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 7, p. 313.
Original description
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale, depuis Saint Dominique jusqu'à la baie de Hudson; contenant un grand nombre d'espèces décrites ou figurées pour la première fois 2 p.15 pl.68

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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