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Mimodes graysoni

Mimus graysoni

[edit] Identification

Endangered, possibly fewer than 400 birds in existence.

25 cm. Brown upperparts, darker wings with two narrow, white wing-bars and darker tail. Brown head with dusky lores and short, pale supercilium. White underparts, streaked brown on flanks. Black bill and legs.

[edit] Distribution

Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

This species is monotypic.^[1] A recent study shows that this species is better placed in the genus Mimus

[edit] Habitat

Low forest.

[edit] Behaviour

3 eggs are laid which take up to 15 days to hatch.

The diet includes small invertebrates, the remains of land crabs, insects and fruit.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.

• List of references

[edit] External Links

Systematic position of the Socorro Mockingbird