Gray Catbird Photo Gallery
Adult
Medium-sized thrushlike songbird with a long tail. Gray overall with a darker cap and cinnamon undertail coverts.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, September 18, 2014Adult
Often perches holding its tail down giving it a hunchbacked look. Mimics the songs of other birds and sings at all hours of the day.
© Steven Guertin / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 21, 2017Adult
Sings a collection of gurgles, whistles, and parts of other birds songs from the tops of trees and bushes. Often holds its tail down while perched, giving it a humpbacked look.
© Marie Read / Macaulay LibraryJuly 11, 2010Not all videos have soundAdult
A distinctive species and the only member of its genus (Dumetella).
© Paul Jones / Macaulay LibraryOntario, November 18, 2020Adult
Long-tailed thrushlike bird. Gray overall with a darker cap and cinnamon under the tail.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, September 18, 2014Adult
Forages on the ground as well as trees and shrubs where it searches for a variety of insects and fruits.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 19, 2010Not all videos have soundAdult
Often secretive, but can be bold at times.
© Rick Beaudon / Macaulay LibraryOntario, May 11, 2017Adult
Found in dense shrubs, vine tangles, and thickets of young trees in both summer and winter.
© Marcie Jacklin / Macaulay LibraryOntario, October 17, 2017Adult
Uses its bill to move leaves and twigs out of the way to uncover insects. Forages on the ground or in trees and shrubs, often in dense cover.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 1997Not all videos have soundAdult
Catbirds build a bulky cup nest with grasses, twigs, and bark often hidden at the center of dense shrubs, small trees, or vines.
© Brad Walker / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 15, 2015Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Mimidae)
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