Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus subsp. rostratus

Photo: Hedy van Prattenburg

Classification

Mimus [genus]

gilvus [species] (1)

rostratus [subspecies]

Classification

Mimus [genus]

gilvus [species] (1)

rostratus [subspecies]

Names

Dutch name	Tropische spotlijster
Alternative Dutch name	Caraïbische spotlijster
English name	Tropical Mockingbird
Alternative English name	Southern Mockingbird
Papiamento name	Chuchubi
Valid name	Mimus gilvus subsp. rostratus Ridgway, 1884

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Aves [class] Birds
    - Passeriformes [order]
      - Mimidae [family] Mockingbirds, Thrashers
        
        Mimus Boie, 1826 [genus]
        
        Mimus gilvus (Vieillot, 1808) [species] Tropical Mockingbird
        
        Mimus gilvus subsp. rostratus Ridgway, 1884 [subspecies] Tropical Mockingbird