Chilean Mockingbird
Mimus thenca
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca), locally known as tenca, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It primarily inhabits Chile's northern half, though there are sightings in Argentina.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Coastal Chile (Atacama to Valdivia).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Chilean mockingbird
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
