Tropical Mockingbird
Neotropical counterpart to the
Northern Mockingbird...will
sometimes sing through the night.
Mimus gilvus
(L 9.8" Wt 1.9 oz)
Rarely imitates other
birds...unlike the
Northern Mockingbird.
flash photo
Mockingbirds don’t do one
thing but make music for us
to enjoy.
(Harper Lee)
Hotel Riande
Panama City
30Sept2016
Mimus in Latin means
imitator; gilvus in Latin
means
pale yellow.
© Matthew
Medler
Macaulay
Library