| Mimids | |
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| Long-billed thrasher Toxostoma longirostre | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Muscicapoidea |
| Family: | Mimidae Bonaparte, 1853 |
| Genera | |
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Allenia | |
The mimids are the New World family of passerine birds, Mimidae, that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. As their name (Latin for "mimic") suggests, these birds are notable for their vocalization, especially some species' remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. They are commonly referred to as mimic thrushes but are not, in fact, thrushes (which are members of family Turdidae).[1]
- ^ "Mimic Thrush". encyclopedia.com. 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023. From The Columbia Encyclopedia, sixth ed. (originally published 2000)