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A gray catbird's song is easily distinguished from that of the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) or brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) because the mockingbird repeats its phrases or "strophes" three to four times, the thrasher usually twice, but the catbird sings most phrases only once. The catbird's song is usually described as more raspy ...
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White-eared catbird Gray catbird A gray catbird voicing cat-like sounds at Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Ohio, US. Several unrelated groups of songbirds are called catbirds because of their wailing calls, which resemble a cat's meowing. The genus name Ailuroedus likewise is from the Greek for 'cat-singer' or 'cat-voiced'. [1]
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Gray catbird. Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae. The mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors.
Image credits: Alive_Wolverine2253. The great French writer Victor Hugo once wrote: "God created the cat so that human would have a tiger that can be stroked." I think cats would strongly disagree ...
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image. Articles in which this image appears Gray catbird FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds Creator Rhododendrites. Support as nominator – MER-C 09:40, 11 August 2024 (UTC) Comment – Caption? – Sca 13:27, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
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