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The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the " catbird " genus Dumetella .
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.
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]
The two most studied species, the green catbird and satin bowerbird, have life expectancies of around eight to ten years [10] and one satin bowerbird has been known to live for twenty-six years. [11] For comparison, the common raven , the heaviest passerine species with significant banding records, has not been known to live longer than 21 years.
The gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, atop a fir tree "The catbird seat" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage in any type of dealing among parties. It derives from the secluded perch on which the gray catbird makes mocking calls.
From a monotypic taxon: This is a redirect from a monotypic taxon to its only lower-ranking member.In a biology-related article, when for example a family has only one genus, the family may be a redirect to the genus.
The wood thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia. [1]According to Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase), the capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C., has 346 species of birds as of June 2021.
H. beckeri — gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) H. (Parahaemoproteus) belopolskyi — blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) H. bennetti — greater yellownape (Picus flavinucha) H. borgesi — red cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) H. brachiatus — saker falcon (Falco cherrug) H. bucerotis — red billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)