Gray catbird
Scientific name: Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Overview
The gray catbird, 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, 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. In some areas it is known as the slate-colored mockingbird.
From the Wikipedia article “Gray catbird”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3.
Size and lifespan
| Measurement | Value |
|---|---|
| Birth weight | 3.8 g |
| Adult weight (male) | 35.7 g |
| Adult weight (female) | 39.6 g |
Source: Wikidata, citing “AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING”, article by Terje Lislevand et al published June 2007 in Ecology.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: North America.
Common names
Also known in English as Grey Catbird.
Names in other languages (10)
- Arabic
- مواء رمادي
- Chinese
- 灰猫嘲鸫
- French
- Moqueur chat
- German
- Katzenspottdrossel, Katzenvogel
- Japanese
- ネコマネドリ
- Persian
- گربهخوان خاکستری
- Portuguese
- miador-cinzento, pássaro-gato, pássaro-gato-cinzento
- Russian
- Кошачий пересмешник
- Spanish
- Maullador gris, Pájaro gato gris, Pájaro-gato Gris
- Turkish
- Gri kedi kuşu
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, measurements, names in other languages. Q831597, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Gray catbird”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — AMMuench, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — No machine-readable author provided. Alois Staudacher~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026