The Floreana mockingbird or the Charles Island mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It was endemic to Floreana, one of the Galápagos Islands, but now is found only on two nearby islets, Campeón and Gardner-near-Floreana. The Floreana mockingbird is also known as Darwin's mockingbird, as it was the arguable inspiration for Charles Darwin's work on the origins of species; he noticed distinct differences between them and previous species he had encountered and consequently established the existence of other variants on neighboring islands. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gould, J 1837)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Pt5 no.50 p. 27
Protonym:
Orpheus trifasciatus
Type locality:
the Galapagos = Charles Island, cf. Swarth, 1931, Occ. Papers California Acad. Sci., 18, p. 114, footnote.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46213#page/743/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
1B4F109CBFF28D68
Avibase ID:
avibase-1B4F109C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1B4F109C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916274
English:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Charles Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Floreana Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Moqueur de Floreana ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Moqueur de Floreana ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Nesomimus trifasciatus trifasciatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Floreana Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Floreana Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Floreana Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Floreana Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Floreana Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Floreana Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nesomimus trifasciatus trifasciatus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nesomimus trifasciatus trifasciatus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Charles Mockingbird ( Nesomimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Floreana Mockingbird ( Mimus trifasciatus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nesomimus trifasciatus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mimus trifasciatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Mimus [trifasciatus, parvulus, macdonaldi or melanotis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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