Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus gilvus (Tropical Mockingbird)
The tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern and eastern South America and in the Lesser Antilles and other Caribbean islands. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 1,373 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher
Ptilogonys caudatus
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Mockingbird in Los Quetzales National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 1,373 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tropical Mockingbird in Los Quetzales National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Mockingbird in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.