Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Margarops fuscatus
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) · Passeriformes · Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Pearly-eyed Thrasher with these birds—either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis | 1 |
| Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus | 1 |
| Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica | 1 |
| Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens | 1 |
| Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca | 1 |
Family
The mimids are the New World family of passerine birds, Mimidae, that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. As their name (Latin for "mimic") suggests, these birds are notable for their vocalization, especially some species' remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. They are commonly referred to as mimic thrushes but are not, in fact, thrushes (which are members of family Turdidae).
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …