Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Mimus Higher classification Mimus | Phylum Chordata Family Mimidae Scientific name Mimus thenca Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Mimus, Moustached turca, Patagonian mockingbird, Mimid | ||
The Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca) locally known as tenca is a species of bird in the Mimidae family. It inhabits Chile's northern half.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. An example habitat is the dry shrub and forest of La Campana National Park. In Argentina it inhabits the dry Patagonian steppes.
Tenca mimus thenca chilean mockingbird vocalizando
References
Chilean mockingbird Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA