Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusDumetella
- SpeciesDumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird)
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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Catbird sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Catbird in Badlands National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Catbird sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray Catbird in Badlands National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Gray Catbird in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.