Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Mockingbirds and Thrashers :: Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Northern Catbird, Grey Catbird, Catbird, Common Catbird, Catbird
Old scientific name(s): Galeoscoptes carolinensis

Photographs

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Sep 8, 2002 © William Hull  Indian Creek Wildlife Area, Brown County, Ohio, USA - Jun 21, 2004 © William Hull  Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 30, 2003 © William Hull  Boyd Hill Nature Park, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA - Nov 15, 2006 © William Hull  Indian Creek Wildlife Area, Brown County, Ohio, USA - Jun 21, 2004 © William Hull 
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Range

S. Canada and nw. to se. United States;
Canada from s. British Columbia and c. Alberta e. across s. Canada to Nova Scotia and s. in the United States to n. and sc. Washington, sc. and e. Oregon, nc. Utah, c. and ne. Arizona, c. New Mexico, nc. And e. Texas, c. Gulf States and n. Florida. Bermuda.
Winters s. to the West Indies and Panama.

Videos

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 2, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Point Pelee National Park, Essex County, Ontario, Canada - May 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is hopping on the ground.

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Mar 24, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is perched on a branch. Includes audio.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: NatureSound Studio
Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Greene/Warren County, Ohio, USA - Apr 23, 2002 Source: William Hull
Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 26, 2002 Source: William Hull
Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 26, 2002 Source: William Hull

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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