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 →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Catbird sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 624 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
White-collared Manakin
Manacus candei
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
📅 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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Catbird sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 624 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray Catbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gray Catbird in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.