Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus gilvus (Tropical Mockingbird)
The tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico to northern and eastern South America and in the Lesser Antilles and other Caribbean islands. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Coiba National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park
Lance-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia lanceolata
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes
📅 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 Tropical Mockingbird in Coiba National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Mockingbird sighting in Coiba National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tropical Mockingbird in Coiba National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Mockingbird in Coiba National Park in our monthly data.