Blue Mockingbird

Melanotis caerulescensOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)

Breeding Location:

Forests, dense old growth, Forests, dense at high elevations



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

In danger of habitat loss



Egg Color:

Blue with brown specks



Number of Eggs:

2



Incubation Days:

12 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

Twigs and roots, lined with finer material.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



Splitbar

Overview

Blue Mockingbird: This large thrush is slate blue with pale blue streaks on the crown. Native of Mexico and casual in winter in southeast Arizona and accidental in New Mexico, California, and Texas. A very secretive bird, skulks in dense underbrush while searching for insects and fallen fruit.

Range and Habitat

Blue Mockingbird: Native of Mexico and accidental to southeastern Arizona, prefers dense woodlands from montane forests at 10,000 feet to arid oak scrub at sea level.

Breeding and Nesting

Blue mockingbird: Not much is known about the breeding habits of the Blue Mockingbird. It is estimated that 2 blue eggs, sometimes with brown specks, are laid in a nest of twigs and roots, lined with grasses, built by both sexes and placed low in a bush or tree.

Foraging and Feeding

Blue Mockingbird: Eats mostly insects and fruits, which it gathers from the foliage or forest floor.

Readily Eats

Vocalization

Blue Mockingbird: A rich and musical "wee-cheep", "wheep", or "chuk."

Similar Species

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Family Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)_blue
Species Melanotis caerulescens
Length9.5 - 10.5 Inches
Wingspan14.25 Inches

Blue Mockingbird

Blue Mockingbird: This large thrush is slate blue with pale blue streaks on the crown. Native of Mexico and casual in winter in southeast Arizona and accidental in New Mexico, California, and Texas. A very secretive bird, skulks in dense underbrush while searching for insects and fallen fruit.

● Song: "wee-cheep", "wheep", "chuk"

● Foraging & Feeding: Blue Mockingbird: Eats mostly insects and fruits, which it gathers from the foliage or forest floor.

● Breeding & nesting: Blue mockingbird: Not much is known about the breeding habits of the Blue Mockingbird. It is estimated that 2 blue eggs, sometimes with brown specks, are laid in a nest of twigs and roots, lined with grasses, built by both sexes and placed low in a bush or tree.

● Similar species:

Flight Pattern

Swift strong direct flight with steady wingbeats.
Blue Mockingbird Body Illustration_2
● Range & Habitat: Blue Mockingbird: Native of Mexico and accidental to southeastern Arizona, prefers dense woodlands from montane forests at 10,000 feet to arid oak scrub at sea level.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationIn danger of habitat loss
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight2.2 Ounces