Floreana Mockingbird
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| Nesomimus trifasciatus (Gould, 1837) |
The Floreana Mockingbird or Charles Mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus) is a bird species in the family Mimidae. It is endemic to Floreana, one of the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador; at present it only occurs on offshore islets however.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Formerly classified as a Endangered species by the IUCN,[1] recent research shows that its numbers are decreasing more and more rapidly, and it is on the brink of extinction. It is consequently uplisted to Critically Endangered status in 2008.[2]
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- BirdLife International (BLI) (2004). Nesomimus trifasciatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 26 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
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