About Mockingbirds, Thrashers

Overview

The Mockingbirds, Thrashers are a family of birds (Latin: Mimidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 10 genera and 35 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Nearctic, Middle America, South America. Notable genera include Mimus, Toxostoma, Ramphocinclus. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds, Thrashers); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 10 genera and 35 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Nearctic, Middle America, South America.