NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Socorro Mockingbird
Mimus graysoni (Lawrence, 1871)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Socorro mockingbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:39:02.470588+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mimus graysoni (Lawrence, 1871)
- Name authority
- (Lawrence, 1871)
- Common name
- Socorro Mockingbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mimidae
- Genus
- Mimus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMimidae Bonaparte, 1853
- genusMimus F. Boie, 1826
- speciesMimus graysoni (Lawrence, 1871)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mimus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brown-backed MockingbirdMimus dorsalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus (Vieillot, 1808) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-tailed MockingbirdMimus longicaudatus Tschudi, 1844 | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Espanola MockingbirdMimus macdonaldi (Ridgway, 1890) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Galapagos MockingbirdMimus parvulus (Gould, 1837) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Patagonian MockingbirdMimus patagonicus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-banded MockingbirdMimus triurus (Vieillot, 1818) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus (M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bahama MockingbirdMimus gundlachii Cabanis, 1855 | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| San Cristobal MockingbirdMimus melanotis (Gould, 1837) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chilean MockingbirdMimus thenca (Molina, 1782) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mimodes graysoni (Lawrence, 1871) (Lawrence, 1871) | synonym |
| Harporhynchus graysoni Lawrence, 1871 Lawrence, 1871 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=726110 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:43HSX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.