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Alternative name: Charles Mockingbird

Mimus trifasciatus

Nesomimus trifasciatus

[edit] Identification

25cm

• Dark brown-grey upperparts and wings
• Whitish underparts
• Pale head
• Dark patches on sides of breast
• Long, pale tipped tail
• Red brown iris
• Long decurved grey bill
• Grey legs and feet

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to the islands of Champion and Gardener on the Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].
Also placed in genus Nesomimus.

[edit] Habitat

Scrub and areas of vegetation.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Ground feeder. The diet includes insects, fruits, berries, crabs and seabird eggs.

[edit] Breeding

The nest is built from twigs and is placed in dense vegetation. The clutch consists of 2-5 eggs.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. United Nations Environment Programme

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