---
title: "Brown-backed Mockingbird"
description: "Mimus dorsalis — Aves. The brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brown-backed-mockingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown-backed Mockingbird

> Mimus dorsalis — Aves. The brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae.

- Scientific name: *Mimus dorsalis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 849
- Wikidata: [Q901719](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901719)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14882](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14882)

## Names

- en: Brown-backed Mockingbird
- de: Braunrückenspottdrossel
- es: Calandria castaña
- fr: Moqueur à dos brun
- pl: Przedrzeźniacz rdzawy

## Countries with the most observations

BO (578), AR (155)

## Summary

The brown-backed mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-backed_mockingbird

## Photo

![Brown-backed Mockingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-backed-mockingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326869189

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-backed-mockingbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).