Mockingbirds & Thrashers

Mockingirds, thrashers and catbirds shape a small family of songbirds (Mimidae), known for their skill to mimic other bird calls.

Brown Thrashers, Northern Mockingbirds and Gray Catbirds are the most frequent species found in the United States.

They are all extremely hardy and adaptable birds, often found on lawns looking for insects or around feeder’s contribution suet or fruit.

Physically they split similar features, being medium sized birds with subdued feather colors.

Thrasher species comprise the largest portion of the family. With the exception of the Brown thrasher, the other species live in very incomplete ranges in the West