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Chilean mockingbird

Mimus thenca (Molina, 1782)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca) is a species in the family Mimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 66 g to 82 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca)
Photo: jotalillo · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chilean mockingbird

Weight
66 g – 82 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
34 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the chilean mockingbird?

CHILEAN MOCKINGBIRD · WINGSPAN 34 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 34 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the chilean mockingbird is about 20% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the chilean mockingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the chilean mockingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca), locally known as tenca, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It primarily inhabits Chile's northern half, though there are sightings in Argentina.

From the Wikipedia article “Chilean mockingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chilean_mockingbird&oldid=1380561829), 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 chilean mockingbird endangered?

The chilean 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. What the categories mean.

How is the chilean mockingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMimidae
  6. genusMimus
  7. SpeciesMimus thenca (Molina, 1782)

Synonyms Turdus thenca

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • mim de XileCatalan
  • drozdec chilskýCzech
  • gwatwarwr ChileWelsh
  • ChilespottedrosselDanish
  • Chilensk SpottedrosselDanish
  • ChilespottdrosselGerman
  • Chile-SpottdrosselGerman
  • ĉilia mokbirdoEsperanto
  • TencaSpanish
  • Sinsonte tencaSpanish
  • chilenmatkijaFinnish
  • Moqueur du ChiliFrench
  • čilski raznopojacCroatian
  • Mimo del CileItalian
  • チリマネシツグミJapanese
  • チリーマネシツグミJapanese
  • čilinis mėgdžiotojasLithuanian
  • Chileense SpotlijsterDutch
  • chilespottefuglNorwegian
  • przedrzeźniacz chilijskiPolish
  • mimo-chilenoPortuguese
  • sabiá-chilenoPortuguese
  • Чилийский пересмешникRussian
  • Чилийский певчий пересмешникRussian
  • spevák tenkaSlovak
  • Čileanska rugalicaSerbian
  • chilehärmtrastSwedish
  • Tenka TaklitçisiTurkish
  • пересмішник чилійськийUkrainian
  • 智利小嘲鶇Chinese
  • 智利小嘲鸫Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the chilean 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 chilean mockingbird?

An adult chilean mockingbird weighs 66 g – 82 g and has a wingspan of 34 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chilean mockingbird endangered?

The chilean 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 chilean mockingbird?

The chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca) belongs to the family Mimidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-mockingbird

MLA

“Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-mockingbird.

BibTeX
@misc{chilean_mockingbird_2026,
  title = {Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-mockingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}