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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
Violaceous Jay
Cyanocorax violaceus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Lesser Kiskadee
Pitangus lictor
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
📅 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 Yasuní National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tropical Mockingbird in Yasuní National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Mockingbird in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.