Dumetella carolinensis
Range
In the summer, they can be found from the east coast of North America to the prairie and Rocky Mountains. They spend the winter along the Gulf of Mexico and the southern east coast.Habitat
They are found in thickets in dense cover and bushes.Body Traits
They are dark gray all over with a black cap and rusty-brown under their tail.Habits
They flick their long tails. They have a cat-like meowing call. They can copy the songs of other birds.Diet
They eat insects, spiders, and millipedes in the spring and more fruit by the fall. They can eat the berries of poison ivy.Reproduction
Catbirds can build many nests of twigs and grass in thick bushes, but in the end, use only one. Females sit on (incubate) the eggs while the male stands guard.
Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Subphylum: Vetebrata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Passeriformes
- Suborder: Passeri
- Family: Mimidae
- Genus: Dumetella
- Species: D. carolinensis