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title: "Nesomimus macdonaldi"
description: "Mimus macdonaldi — Aves. The Española mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi), also known as the Hood mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/espanola-mockingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nesomimus macdonaldi

> Mimus macdonaldi — Aves. The Española mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi), also known as the Hood mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae.

- Scientific name: *Mimus macdonaldi*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 710
- Wikidata: [Q1586182](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1586182)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73049](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73049)

## Names

- en: Española Mockingbird
- de: Españolaspottdrossel
- es: Sinsonte de Española
- fr: Moqueur d'Espanola
- pt: Nesomimus macdonaldi
- pl: Przedrzeźniacz hakodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

EC (694)

## Summary

The Española mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi), also known as the Hood mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is endemic to Española Island in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, and it is one of four closely related mockingbird species endemic to the Galápagos archipelago. It is found in dry forests and is omnivorous, though it primarily is a carnivore or scavenger. The species has a highly territorial social structure and has no fear of humans. It is the only species of Galápagos mockingbird that Charles Darwin did not see or collect on the voyage of HMS Beagle.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espa%C3%B1ola_mockingbird

## Photo

![Nesomimus macdonaldi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/espanola-mockingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70223563

## Machine access

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