Floreana Mockingbird
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Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Floreana Mockingbird

Mimus trifasciatus

ENEndangered Endemic to Ecuador
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus) or the Charles Island mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It was endemic to Floreana, one of the Galápagos Islands, but now is found only on two nearby islets, Campeón and Gardner-near-Floreana. The Floreana mockingbird is also known as Darwin's mockingbird, as it was the arguable inspiration for Charles Darwin's work on the origins of species; he noticed distinct differences between them and previous species he had encountered and consequently established the existence of other variants on neighboring islands.

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Range and habitat

Galapagos (Champion and Gardner).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.