New World catbird
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = New World catbirds
| image = GreyCatbird23.jpg
| image_caption = Gray Catbird
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Aves
| ordo = Passeriformes
| familia = Mimidae
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
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