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Socorro mockingbird

Mimus graysoni (Lawrence, 1871)

CRCritically Endangeredsongbirds

The socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni) is a species in the family Mimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 64 g to 67.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni)
Photo: pileated · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the socorro mockingbird

Weight
64 g – 67.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the socorro mockingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the socorro mockingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni) is an endangered mockingbird endemic to Socorro Island in Mexico's Revillagigedo Islands. The specific epithet commemorates the American ornithologist Andrew Jackson Grayson.

Mimus graysoni shows its close relationship to the northern and tropical mockingbirds rather subtly. It is a much stouter bird, resembling some thrashers in habitus. It also has a distinct juvenile plumage, more rufous above and has a heavy pattern, especially below. This uncannily resembles, e.g., the gray thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum) from Baja California, but is apparently a case of convergent evolution.

From the Wikipedia article “Socorro mockingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Socorro_mockingbird&oldid=1344253886), 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 socorro mockingbird endangered?

The socorro mockingbird is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the socorro mockingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMimidae
  6. genusMimus
  7. SpeciesMimus graysoni (Lawrence, 1871)

Synonyms Harporhynchus graysoni, Mimodes graysoni

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Socorro thrasherEnglish
  • Socorro thrasherEnglish
  • mim de l'illa SocorroCatalan
  • drozdec sokorskýCzech
  • Tresglen SoroccoWelsh
  • Socorro SpottedrosselDanish
  • SocorrospottdrosselGerman
  • sokora mokbirdoEsperanto
  • Sinsonte de SocorroSpanish
  • Centzontle de Isla SocorroSpanish
  • Centzontle de SocorroSpanish
  • socorronmatkijaFinnish
  • Moqueur de SocorroFrench
  • sokorski raznopojacCroatian
  • szigeti gezerigóHungarian
  • Mimo di SocorroItalian
  • ソコロマネシツグミJapanese
  • sokorinis mėgdžiotojasLithuanian
  • SocorrospotlijsterDutch
  • socorrospottefuglNorwegian
  • przedrzeźniacz płowyPolish
  • mimo-de-socorroPortuguese
  • sabiá-de-socorroPortuguese
  • Соккорский пересмешникRussian
  • Сокоррский пересмешникRussian
  • spevák plavýSlovak
  • Rugalica sa ostrva SokoroSerbian
  • socorrohärmtrastSwedish
  • Sokorro TaklitçisiTurkish
  • пересмішник сокорськийUkrainian
  • 索科洛嘲鶇Chinese
  • 索科罗嘲鸫Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the socorro 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 socorro mockingbird?

An adult socorro mockingbird weighs 64 g – 67.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the socorro mockingbird endangered?

The socorro mockingbird is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the socorro mockingbird?

The socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni) belongs to the family Mimidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/socorro-mockingbird

MLA

“Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/socorro-mockingbird.

BibTeX
@misc{socorro_mockingbird_2026,
  title = {Socorro mockingbird (Mimus graysoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/socorro-mockingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}