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The mimids are the New World family of passerine birds, Mimidae, that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds.As their name (Latin for "mimic") suggests, these birds are notable for their vocalization, especially some species' remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors.
Mimicking human speech is not limited to captive birds. Wild Australian magpies, lyrebirds and bowerbirds that interact with humans but remain free can still mimic human speech. [6] Songbirds and parrots are the two groups of birds able to learn and mimic human speech. [5] [7] Both belong to the clade Psittacopasseres. If then introduced to ...
Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the family Mimidae. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians, [1] often loudly and in rapid succession and for being extremely territorial when raising hatchlings. Studies have shown the ability of some ...
The lyrebirds are large passerine birds, amongst the largest in the order. They are ground living birds with strong legs and feet and short rounded wings. They are poor fliers and rarely fly except for periods of downhill gliding. [7] The superb lyrebird is the larger of the two species. Lyrebirds measure 31 to 39 inches in length, including ...
The 30-second video shows a bird in a tree, which isn't very interesting until you turn your sound on and listen to the bird. It sounds just like a real siren and had everybody fooled! Isn't it ...
Mimus is a bird genus in the family Mimidae. It contains the typical mockingbirds. In 2007, the genus Nesomimus was merged into Mimus by the American Ornithologists' Union. [2] The genus name is Latin for "mimic". [3] The following species are placed here: Brown-backed mockingbird, Mimus dorsalis; Bahama mockingbird, Mimus gundlachii
Superb lyrebird sings in a suburban Sydney backyard, mimicking several Australian native bird calls. (3:30) The superb lyrebird is renowned for its elaborate vocal mimicry , [ 24 ] with an estimated 70–80% of the male's vocalisations consisting of imitations of other species, mostly other birds [ 25 ] but occasionally marsupials. [ 26 ]
The bird flu virus strain that infected a Texas dairy farm worker in March was lethal to ferrets in experiments designed to mimic the disease in humans, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...