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Brown-backed Mockingbird
Mimus dorsalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Mimidae — Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Brown-backed Mockingbird, Mimus dorsalis, is a bird of Bolivia and north-west Argentina in the Mimidae family. It lives in arid country with brush, desert shrubs and hedgerows, and it is often close to people. Its range is centred in western and southern Bolivia and extends into Tucumán Province. The adult shows a pale eyebrow, a dark stripe through the eye and dusky cheeks. Its upperparts are chestnut brown, with the rump the brightest area, and the tail is mostly dark with white outer feathers. The underparts are whitish with a buff wash.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mimidae — Mockingbirds, Thrashers
- Breeding range
- South America: Bolivia and nw Argentina
