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The Tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) is a bird found in Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, and 1 more countries. Gardens and open land from Mexico to northern South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Tropical mockingbird lives

Gardens and open land from Mexico to northern South America.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Denis Dujardin (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1056115. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Tropical mockingbird

Where does the Tropical mockingbird live?

The Tropical mockingbird lives in Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, and 1 more countries. Gardens and open land from Mexico to northern South America.

What does the Tropical mockingbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Tropical mockingbird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from South America

• Galápagos Petrel
• Raiatea Fruit Dove
• Rapa Fruit Dove
• Rapa shearwater
• Pfrimer's Parakeet
• Titicaca Grebe

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.