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Long-tailed mockingbird

Mimus longicaudatus Tschudi, 1844

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The long-tailed mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) is a species in the family Mimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 66.6 g to 67 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-tailed mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus)
Photo: DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-tailed mockingbird

Weight
66.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc 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 long-tailed mockingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed mockingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-tailed mockingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_mockingbird&oldid=1380737373), 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.

What does the long-tailed mockingbird sound like?

Igor Lazo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the long-tailed mockingbird endangered?

The long-tailed 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 long-tailed mockingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMimidae
  6. genusMimus
  7. SpeciesMimus longicaudatus Tschudi, 1844
Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • mim cuallargCatalan
  • drozdec dlouhoocasýCzech
  • gwatwarwr cynffonhirWelsh
  • Langhalet SpottedrosselDanish
  • LangschwanzspottdrosselGerman
  • Langschwanz-SpottdrosselGerman
  • longvosta mokbirdoEsperanto
  • Sinsonte colilargoSpanish
  • ChiscoSpanish
  • sinsonte de cola largaSpanish
  • kaktusmatkijaFinnish
  • Moqueur à longue queueFrench
  • dugorepi raznopojacCroatian
  • hosszúfarkú gezerigóHungarian
  • Mimo codalungaItalian
  • クロヒゲマネシツグミJapanese
  • ilgauodegis mėgdžiotojasLithuanian
  • langhalespottefuglNorwegian Bokmål
  • LangstaartspotlijsterDutch
  • langstjertspottefuglNorwegian
  • przedrzeźniacz długosternyPolish
  • mimo-rabilongoPortuguese
  • sabiá-rabilongoPortuguese
  • Chupasapa chawkatuQuechua
  • Длиннохвостый пересмешникRussian
  • Длиннохвостый певчий пересмешникRussian
  • spevák dlhochvostýSlovak
  • Dugorepa rugalicaSerbian
  • långstjärtad härmtrastSwedish
  • Uzun Kuyruklu TaklitçiTurkish
  • пересмішник довгохвостийUkrainian
  • 長尾小嘲鶇Chinese
  • 长尾小嘲鸫Chinese

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Relatives of the long-tailed 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 long-tailed mockingbird?

An adult long-tailed mockingbird weighs 66.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed mockingbird endangered?

The long-tailed 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 long-tailed mockingbird?

The long-tailed mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus) belongs to the family Mimidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-tailed mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-mockingbird

MLA

“Long-tailed mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-mockingbird.

BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_mockingbird_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed mockingbird (Mimus longicaudatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-mockingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}