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Brown-backed mockingbird

Mimus dorsalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) is a species in the family Mimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 58.6 g to 59 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis)
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-backed mockingbird

Weight
58.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown-backed mockingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the brown-backed mockingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-backed mockingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-backed_mockingbird&oldid=1379908522), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the brown-backed mockingbird endangered?

The brown-backed mockingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the brown-backed mockingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMimidae
  6. genusMimus
  7. SpeciesMimus dorsalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Synonyms Orpheus dorsalis, Toxostoma dorsale

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • mim de dors bruCatalan
  • drozdec hnědohřbetýCzech
  • gwatwarwr cefnwinauWelsh
  • BoliviaspottedrosDanish
  • Boliviansk SpottedrosselDanish
  • BoliviaspottedrosselDanish
  • BraunrückenspottdrosselGerman
  • Braunrücken-SpottdrosselGerman
  • brundorsa mokbirdoEsperanto
  • Sinsonte castañoSpanish
  • Calandria castañaSpanish
  • Tenca castañaSpanish
  • vuorimatkijaFinnish
  • Moqueur à dos brunFrench
  • smeđoleđi raznopojacCroatian
  • Mimo dorsobrunoItalian
  • チャイロマネシツグミJapanese
  • rudnugaris mėgdžiotojasLithuanian
  • BruinrugspotlijsterDutch
  • boliviaspottefuglNorwegian
  • przedrzeźniacz rdzawyPolish
  • mimo-castanhoPortuguese
  • sabiá-acastanhadoPortuguese
  • Коричневоспинный пересмешникRussian
  • Буроспинный певчий пересмешникRussian
  • spevák hnedochrbtýSlovak
  • Rugalica smeđih leđaSerbian
  • brunryggig härmtrastSwedish
  • Kahverengi Sırtlı TaklitçiTurkish
  • пересмішник рудийUkrainian
  • 棕背小嘲鶇Chinese
  • 棕背小嘲鸫Chinese

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Relatives of the brown-backed mockingbird

Other species in the same genus Mimus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown-backed mockingbird?

An adult brown-backed mockingbird weighs 58.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-backed mockingbird endangered?

The brown-backed mockingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the brown-backed mockingbird?

The brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) belongs to the family Mimidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-backed-mockingbird

MLA

“Brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-backed-mockingbird.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_backed_mockingbird_2026,
  title = {Brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-backed-mockingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}