Mimus dorsalis
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. The brown-backed mockingbird is a sister species to the white-banded mockingbird (Mimus triurus). It is monotypic.
The brown-backed mockingbird is 21 to 25.5 cm (8.3 to 10.0 in) long and weighs between 52 and 65 g (1.8 and 2.3 oz) with an average of 58.7 g (2.07 oz). The adult has a well-defined whitish supercilium, a black line through the eye, and dusky cheeks. Its crown and upperparts are chestnut brown that is brightest on the rump. The crown has darker streaks. Most of the tail is blackish but the outer three to four feathers are white. Its underside is whitish with a buff tinge to the chest, sides and flanks. The juvenile is similar with the addition of dusky spotting on its breast.
Most of the brown-backed mockingbird's range is in western and southern Bolivia, from La Paz Department south. It also entends into northwestern Argentina as far south as Tucumán Province. The brown-backed mockingbird inhabits arid landscapes of brush, desert shrubs, and hedgerows, often near... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
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| 1 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-backed Mockingbird sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-backed Mockingbird in La Paz on a given day, against about 30% in January and July–August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-backed Mockingbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Brown-backed Mockingbird sightings, La Paz has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Brown-backed Mockingbird that you can see in La Paz (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 90%), Chiguanco Thrush (about 90%) and Peruvian Sierra-Finch (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-backed Mockingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in La Paz (189 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
