Listen to the gray catbird
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About the gray catbird
The gray catbird is a bird in the family Mimidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 36 g.
What does the gray catbird sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella. Like the black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris), it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae, probably a closer relative of the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than of the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers. In some areas it is known as the slate-colored mockingbird.
More from the family Mimidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a gray catbird sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the gray catbird on this page, including its song and call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the gray catbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the gray catbird as “least concern”.
What family does the gray catbird belong to?
The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) belongs to the family Mimidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Dumetella carolinensis - Grey Catbird by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Nerstrand Big Woods SP, Rice, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Grey Cloud Dunes SNA, Washington, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Dumetella carolinensis audio (161889751) by Chris – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Carver Park Reserve, Carver, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q831597 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Gray catbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by AMMuench – CC BY 4.0