Grey catbird / Katzendrossel (Dumetella carolinensis)

Gray catbird. 2022-04-30 09.51.08 Maryland
Classification: Genus Dumetella; Family Mimidae
General: The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), also spelled grey catbird, is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family. It is the only member of the "catbird" genus Dumetella. Like the black catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris), it is among the basal lineages of the Mimidae, probably a closer relative of the Caribbean thrasher and trembler assemblage than of the mockingbirds and Toxostoma thrashers.^[2][3] In some areas it is known as the slate-colored mockingbird.^[4] [more]

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Gray catbird weird song, Cherrywood Court. 2021-06-16 07.38.03 Cherrywood (song)

Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ Source: BirdNet 20220503_083848 birdnet - Gray Catbird - 2022-05-03 08:38:48 - Gray Catbird - Cockeysville.mp3 2022-05-03 08.38.48 Cockeysville (song?)

First documented observation : 2021-06-11 in Cockeysville.