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Birdsong field guide

Bahama Mockingbird

Mimus gundlachii

A large, brownish mimid of the Caribbean, distinguished from the Northern Mockingbird by its heavier build and distinctively streaked underparts.

What it sounds like

A series of rich, musical phrases repeated several times, interspersed with harsh, scolding 'chak' or 'chew' notes.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. PT xiao · United StatesCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is the largest species within the genus Mimus found in the West Indies.
Unlike the Northern Mockingbird, it features prominent dusky streaks along its flanks and breast.
The species was named in honor of Juan Gundlach, a German-Cuban naturalist who significantly advanced Caribbean ornithology.
It is a rare but regular vagrant to southern Florida, particularly the Florida Keys, where it occasionally hybridizes with Northern Mockingbirds.
While it mimics other species, its song is generally slower, lower-pitched, and less varied than its northern relative.

Habitat

Dry shrubland, coastal coppice, thickets, and mangrove edges.

Range

The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and various cays off the coasts of Cuba and Jamaica.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalis Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus Chilean MockingbirdMimus thenca Española MockingbirdMimus macdonaldi Floreana MockingbirdMimus trifasciatus Galapagos MockingbirdMimus parvulus Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

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