San Cristobal Mockingbird
A species of Typical mockingbirds Scientific name : Mimus melanotis Genus : Typical mockingbirds
San Cristobal Mockingbird, A species of Typical mockingbirds
Botanical name: Mimus melanotis
Genus: Typical mockingbirds
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Description General Info
Description
The San Cristóbal mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) or Chatham mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galápagos Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. 
Size
26 cm
Feeding Habits
San Cristobal Mockingbird primarily consumes ground-dwelling arthropods like crickets and grasshoppers, as well as fruits and berries. It forages on the ground, sifting through litter and occasionally picks ticks off marine iguanas. Unique for its lack of seabird egg predation.
Habitat
The san Cristobal Mockingbird is found in a range of habitats that generally encompass arid regions with varied vegetation. These habitats include open scrublands at lower elevations, mangrove forests, areas with a mix of scrubby woodland, scattered trees like Bursera, and arborescent cacti such as Opuntia. The species is also present in patches of woodlands characterized by taller Bursera and Piscidia, as well as woodlands with non-native guava (Psidium guajava) trees. The san Cristobal Mockingbird typically avoids densely forested lowlands, moist and high woodlands, areas dominated by Bursera scrub, and grasslands.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Behavior
Although this species does not have white wing patches, it does a "wing flash" movement similar to that done by Mimus mockingbirds that do have such patches. It runs a short distance, briefly opens its wings to two-thirds of full extension, then extends them fully to a position just above horizontal.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Mimids Genus
Typical mockingbirds Species
San Cristobal Mockingbird 
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