Espanola Mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi)
About the Espanola Mockingbird
The Española mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi), also known as the Hood mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is endemic to Española Island in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, and it is one of four closely related mockingbird species endemic to the Galápagos archipelago. It is found in dry forests and is omnivorous, though it primarily is a carnivore or scavenger. The species has a highly territorial social structure and has no fear of humans. It is the only species of Galápagos mockingbird that Charles Darwin did not see or collect on the voyage of HMS Beagle.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 16 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninusrecording
- Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatusrecording
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosrecording
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.