Black Catbird

Black Catbird
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Mimidae
Genus:	Melanoptila
Species:	M. glabrirostris
Binomial name
Melanoptila glabrirostris Sclater, 1858

The Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris) is a songbird species in the monotypic genus Melanoptila of the family Mimidae. At 24 grams and 20 cm, it is the smallest mimid.

It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Melanoptila glabrirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

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