Family Mimidae

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

6 species from the family Mimidae.

Typical settings for this family#

Shutter (still)1/800 s
Shutter (action)1/2500–1/3200 s
Aperturef/5.6–f/7.1
Size20–30 cm

6 species#

Northern Mockingbird Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos Gray Catbird Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis Brown Thrasher Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum Curve-billed Thrasher Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostre California Thrasher California ThrasherToxostoma redivivum Tropical Mockingbird Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus

Field-craft#

  • Singing males claim conspicuous perches.
  • Bird-eye AF with continuous focus (AF-C/AI Servo); fill at least a third of the frame.

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