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Mimus is a genus of birds in the family . It contains the typical .


Taxonomy
The genus Mimus was introduced in 1826 by the German zoologist to contain a single species, Turdus polyglottis , 1758, the northern mockingbird, which becomes the by . The genus name is for "mimic".
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A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2006 found that the genus Nesomimus, containing the species endemic to the Galápagos islands, was embedded in the genus Mimus. The genera were therefore merged under the earlier name, Mimus. The position of the Galápagos species within the genus Mimus was confirmed by a more comprehensive study published in 2016.

The genus contains 14 species:

  • Brown-backed mockingbird, Mimus dorsalis
  • Bahama mockingbird, Mimus gundlachii
  • Long-tailed mockingbird, Mimus longicaudatus
  • Patagonian mockingbird, Mimus patagonicus
  • Chilean mockingbird, Mimus thenca
  • White-banded mockingbird, Mimus triurus
  • Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
  • Socorro mockingbird, Mimus graysoni
  • Tropical mockingbird, Mimus gilvus
  • Chalk-browed mockingbird, Mimus saturninus

The Nesomimus group includes the following species endemic to the Galápagos Islands:

  • Española mockingbird, Mimus macdonaldi (formerly Hood mockingbird)
  • Galápagos mockingbird, Mimus parvulus
  • Floreana mockingbird or Charles mockingbird, Mimus trifasciatus
  • San Cristóbal mockingbird, Mimus melanotis

The Nesomimus group is to the Galápagos Islands. These mockingbirds were important in 's development of the theory of by natural selection.

Previous to the merger between Nesomimus and Mimus scientists have proved in 1971 that both groups can produce hybrids. Robert I. Bowman and Anne Carter have studied a female Galápagos mockingbird and a male from the long-tailed mockingbird subspecies Mimus longicaudatus punensis that have interbred. They raised a hybrid offspring to adulthood.Bowman, R. I. and A. Carter (1971). "Egg-pecking behavior in Galapagos mockingbirds". 10:243-270. .


External links
  • Darwin's Mockingbirds; a site about the Nesomimus group run by Professor Robert L. Curry of Villanova University.

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