Mimus

Mimus is initially rough with the boy; well, actually, he is always rough with the boy.

Mimus 2006

Mimus is initially rough with the boy; well, actually, he is always rough with the boy.

Archive 2006-09-01 2006

Definitely a Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos).

City Bird aka TBTAM 2009

Birds found here and in only few other places include white-bellied seedeaters Sporophila leucoptera, grassland yellow-finches Sicalis luteola, chalk-browed mockingbirds Mimus saturninus, tropical peewees Contopus cinereus, rufous-throated antbirds Gymnopithys rufigula, black-breasted puffbirds Notharchus pectoralis, and plain-bellied emeralds Amazilia leucogaster.

Marajó varzea 2008

Some of these species are found on San Andrés Island including two land birds the San Andrés mockingbird (Mimus magnirostris) and Sam Andrés vireo (Vireo caribaeus) and two reptiles — a lizard (Anolis concolor) and a snake (Coniophanes andresensis).

Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007

My attention was first thoroughly aroused, by comparing together the numerous specimens, shot by myself and several other parties on board, of the mocking-thrushes, when, to my astonishment, I discovered that all those from Charles Island belonged to one species (Mimus trifasciatus); all from Albemarle Island to M. parvulus; and all from James and Chatham Islands (between which two other islands are situated, as connecting links) belonged to M. melanotis.

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

My attention was first thoroughly aroused, by comparing together the numerous specimens, shot by myself and several other parties on board, of the mocking-thrushes, when, to my astonishment, I discovered that all those from Charles Island belonged to one species (Mimus trifasciatus); all from Albemarle Island to M. parvulus; and all from James and Chatham Islands (between which two other islands are situated, as connecting links) belonged to M. melanotis.

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

Two endemic species of passeriforms on the island are Mimus magnirostris (nightingale) and Vireo caribaeus, and other subspecies are Icterus leucopteryx lawrencii, Vireo altiloquus canescens, Coereba flaveola oblita and Dendroica petechia flavida.

Cayos Miskitos-San Andrés and Providencia moist forests 2007

Given that I've seen a mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) which weighs ~49 g. harrass and drive away domestic cats and dogs in the 4-10 kg range, as well as birds of prey much larger -- when they aren't even raptors -- it's easy to believe a big eagle like a golden could attack a fox, or animals much larger than a fox.

When eagles go bad, one more time Darren Naish 2006

I'm inclined to think Mimus; but is that too violent?

Archive 2006-10-01 2006