📋 Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) |
| Species | Melanoptila glabrirostris |
| Codes | blacat1, BLCA |
🔍 Identification
The Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris) is a member of the Mockingbirds and Thrashers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code blacat1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
🪶 Related Species in Mockingbirds and Thrashers