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title: "Chilean Mockingbird"
description: "Mimus thenca — Aves. The Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca), locally known as tenca, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/chilean-mockingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chilean Mockingbird

> Mimus thenca — Aves. The Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca), locally known as tenca, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae.

- Scientific name: *Mimus thenca*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3813
- Wikidata: [Q2668570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2668570)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14879](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14879)

## Names

- en: Chilean Mockingbird
- de: Chilespottdrossel
- es: Tenca
- fr: Moqueur du Chili
- pl: Przedrzeźniacz chilijski

## Countries with the most observations

CL (3494), AR (43)

## Summary

The Chilean mockingbird (Mimus thenca), locally known as tenca, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It primarily inhabits Chile's northern half, though there are sightings in Argentina.

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

## Photo

![Chilean Mockingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chilean-mockingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Perrito Chiquitito · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254861481

## Machine access

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