Difference between revisions of "Field Guide/Birds/Dumetella carolinensis"
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| − | <tr><th align="center">''Dumetella carolinensis''</th></tr> | + | <tr><th align="center">''Dumetella carolinensis<br><small>([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[1766]])</small>''</th></tr> |
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The '''Gray Catbird''', ''Dumetella carolinensis'', is a medium-sized [[passerine|perching bird]] of the [[Mimid]] family, the only member of genus ''Dumetella''. | The '''Gray Catbird''', ''Dumetella carolinensis'', is a medium-sized [[passerine|perching bird]] of the [[Mimid]] family, the only member of genus ''Dumetella''. | ||
| − | Adults are dark | + | Adults are dark gray with a slim black bill and dark eyes. They have a long dark tail, dark legs and a dark cap; they are rust-colored underneath their tail. |
| − | Their breeding habitat is semi-open areas with dense low growth across most of [[North America]]. They build a cup nest in a shrub or tree, close to the ground. Both parents feed the young birds. | + | Their breeding habitat is semi-open areas with dense low growth across most of [[North America]]. They build a bulky cup nest in a shrub or tree, close to the ground. Both parents feed the young birds. |
They [[bird migration|migrate]] to the southeastern [[United States]], [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]]. They are extremely rare vagrants to western [[Europe]]. | They [[bird migration|migrate]] to the southeastern [[United States]], [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]]. They are extremely rare vagrants to western [[Europe]]. | ||
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These birds forage on the ground in leaf litter. They mainly eat insects and berries. | These birds forage on the ground in leaf litter. They mainly eat insects and berries. | ||
| − | They were named for their catlike call, but also mimic the songs of other birds. | + | They were named for their catlike call, but they also mimic the songs of other birds. |
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| Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) |
The Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, is a medium-sized perching bird of the Mimid family, the only member of genus Dumetella.
Adults are dark gray with a slim black bill and dark eyes. They have a long dark tail, dark legs and a dark cap; they are rust-colored underneath their tail.
Their breeding habitat is semi-open areas with dense low growth across most of North America. They build a bulky cup nest in a shrub or tree, close to the ground. Both parents feed the young birds.
They migrate to the southeastern United States, Mexico and Central America. They are extremely rare vagrants to western Europe.
These birds forage on the ground in leaf litter. They mainly eat insects and berries.
They were named for their catlike call, but they also mimic the songs of other birds.
