San Cristóbal mockingbird
| San Cristóbal mockingbird | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Mimidae |
| Genus: | Mimus |
| Species: | M. melanotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimus melanotis (Gould, 1837) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nesomimus melanotis | |
The San Cristóbal mockingbird or Chatham mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) is a species of bird in the Mimidae family. It is endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Behavior
Although this species does not have white wing patches, it does a "wing flash" movement similar to that done by Mimus mockingbirds that do have such patches. It runs a short distance, briefly opens its wings to two-thirds of full extension, then extends them fully to a position just above horizontal.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Mimus melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Hundley, Margaret H. "Wing-flashing in the Galápagos Mockingbird" (PDF). The Auk 80 (3): 372.
External links
- San Cristobal Mockingbird, BirdLife Species Factsheet
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