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Mimidae

Description

The mimids are the New World family of passerine birds, Mimidae, that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. As their name (Latin for "mimic") suggests, these birds are notable for their vocalization, especially some species' remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9321https://www.gbif.org/species/9321
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)129841https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=129841
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Mimidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
-TerrestrornithesLivezey and Zusi 2007
-Dendrornithes
-AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
-PicoclamatoresLivezey and Zusi 2007
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyMimidaeBonaparte 1853
Scientific NameMimidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mimidaefamilybelongs to Avesstated without evidenceWetmore, 1962
Mimidaetribebelongs to Sturnidaestated with evidenceZuccon et al., 2006
Mimidaefamilybelongs to Passeriformesstated with evidenceClements et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)16
Extant Size (PBDB)16 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance1.80 - 0.30 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietinsectivore
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Wetmore. 1962. Notes on fossil and subfossil birds. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 145(2):1-17
Common Name(s) Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Mocking Birds, Thrashers, Spotlijsters, Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimidae

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Allenia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
30.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Cinclocerthia
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
30.01 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Dumetella
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
31.80 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Margarops
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
70.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Melanoptila
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Melanotis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mimus
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
130.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Nesomimus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oreoscoptes
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ramphocinclus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Toxostoma
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
American Thrashers51.80 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1853Mimidae Bonaparte
1962Mimidae Wetmore p. 13
1992Mimidae Parmalee p. 316
2006Mimini Zuccon et al.
2017Mimidae Clements et al.

References

Wetmore A. (1962) Notes on fossil and subfossil birds, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 145 2, 1-17
Parmalee P. W. (1992) A late Pleistocene avifauna from northwestern Alabama, Science Series, Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, Science, and Art 36, 307-318
Zuccon D., Cibois A., et al (2006) Nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data reveal the major lineages of starlings, mynas and related taxa, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41 2, 333-344
Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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