New World catbirds
Gray Catbird
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: Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Mimidae
Genera Dumetella Melanoptila

The New World catbirds are a group of passerine birds in the family Mimidae which also includes mockingbirds and thrashers.

These birds produce a wide variety of sounds including cat-like meows. They are generally found in brushy habitats. The catbirds in family Ptilonorhynchidae, which also make cat-like sounds, are not closely related to this group of birds.

The species are

• Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), a common bird in North America
• Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris), an uncommon bird in Central America