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Black Catbird
Melanoptila glabrirostris
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Melodious BlackbirdDives dives
Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
Gumbo LimboBursera simaruba
NacapulFicus cotinifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 842 |
|---|---|
| Quintana Roo | 698 |
| Yucatan | 134 |
| Campeche | 10 |
| Guatemala | 6 |
| Petén | 6 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- MimicCan mimic sounds or other speciesChecked by the maintainer
- VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Mockingbirds and Thrashers · Mimidae |
| Genus | Melanoptila |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black Catbird with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.