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Blue Mockingbird
Melanotis caerulescens
Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) is a member of the Mimidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 61.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Mimidae Mockingbirds, Thrashers
- Genus Melanotis
- Species caerulescens
Quick facts
- Weight
- 61.6 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Mimidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue Mockingbird is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Blue Mockingbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) is a species of bird in the Mimidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA Mexico.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 61.6 g, with a wing length of about 11.1 cm and a tail of around 12.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 577,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue Mockingbird?
The Blue Mockingbird is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 61.6 g.
Where does the Blue Mockingbird live?
The Blue Mockingbird is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue Mockingbird belong to?
The Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) belongs to the Mimidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue Mockingbird eat?
The Blue Mockingbird is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Blue Mockingbird migrate?
The Blue Mockingbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue Mockingbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blue Mockingbird make?
1 real field recording of the Blue Mockingbird — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue Mockingbird's range?
The Blue Mockingbird has a mapped global range of about 577,000 km².
Conservation
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