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Chilean Mockingbird
Mimus thenca (Molina, 1782)
Mimidae — Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Chilean Mockingbird, Mimus thenca, is a bird of Chile and western Argentina in the family Mimidae. It is mainly a bird of Chile, with a smaller presence in Neuquén Province in Argentina. It lives in scrubby country, shrubland and open woodland, and also uses disturbed places, though it is seldom seen in towns. It avoids Nothofagus and Cryptocarya woodland in the south and planted pines in central Chile. Its range runs from sea level to 2,200 m. It is a monotypic species, and the nest is a low cup built in thorny or cactus cover.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mimidae — Mockingbirds, Thrashers
- Breeding range
- South America: Chile and wc Argentina
