Socorro Mockingbird
Mimus graysoni
CRCritically Endangered Endemic to Mexico
- Family
- Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni) is an endangered mockingbird endemic to Socorro Island in Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands. The specific epithet commemorates the American ornithologist Andrew Jackson Grayson.
Mimus graysoni shows its close relationship to the northern and tropical mockingbirds rather subtly. It is a much stouter bird, resembling some thrashers in habitus.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Socorro Island (Revillagigedo Islands off western Mexico).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Socorro 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.
