Blue Mockingbird
Photo: Martín Márquez · CC BY 4.0

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Blue Mockingbird

Melanotis caerulescens

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Mexico
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The blue mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is endemic to Mexico, but has occurred as a vagrant in the southern United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
The blue mockingbird is uniformly blue on its back, tail, wings, head and underbelly.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.