C/S:   Tropical Mockingbird
    Mimus gilvus
     
Av. Size:   9.5 in (24 cm)
     
Sounds:   mimic
     
Identifying Characteristics:   grey bird, lighter in front, black bill and legs, 2 white wingbars, dark tail edged in white; juvenile darker/browner
     
Similar to/Compare with:   Northern Mockingbird has large white wing patches
     
Range:   S Mexico through much of Central America and the Caribbean
     
Habitat:   open/semi-open areas
     
Other Info/Notes on Photo:   juvenile in second photo
   
   
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