Gray Catbird, Dumatella carolinensis


Gray Catbird
The Catbird gets its genus name from its call, which sounds like a cat's mew. The bird belongs to the Mimid family, along with the mockingbirds and thrashers, and its song is typically a series of single utterances of a borrowed sound.


Gray Catbird
Above, a juvenile; note faint cap, iris amber rather than black.

Gray Catbird


Gray Catbird


Gray Catbird


Gray Catbird