Hood Mockingbird

Hood Mockingbird

The Hood Mockingbird or Española Mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi, synonym Nesomimus macdonaldi ) is a species of Galapagos mockingbirds (Mimus ) in the family of mockingbirds ( Mimidae ). It is endemic to the Galapagos Española Island and the small, their barrier island Gardner.

Description

The Hood Mockingbird reaches a body length of about 28 centimeters. Your back is gray brown, the belly whitish- gray with only a faint band across the breast runs. The yellowish eye is surrounded by a dark stain. The tail is long, dark and stepped, the tail feathers so take from inside to outside in length. The beak is long and curved.

Way of life

Hood Mockingbirds colonizing shrub -covered lowlands and deciduous forests. They are omnivores who go in groups of up to about 40 animals in search of food and feed mainly on carrion and eggs of seabirds. Hatched in groups from an average of nine animals in March and April. The couples are not monogamous, usually only one egg is laid.

Endangering

The species is listed in the IUCN Red List as "vulnerable " (endangered ). The population size is estimated at about 1000-2500 animals. The main threat lies in the very small area of ​​distribution, so that climatic fluctuations and the introduction of predators may have strong influence on the total stock.

Swell

• The Hood Mockingbird at BirdLife
• Mimus macdonaldi in the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN 2011 Posted by: .. BirdLife International, 2008, Accessed November 13, 2011