Location: California, USA. Year: 2010. Video run-time: 4:48. Host source: YouTube. The Gray Catbird is able to mimic the vocalizations of several other birds, and even other animals. Males with the most variety of sounds may be the most attractive to females because large repertoires demonstrate they have already survived many breeding seasons. The cat-like mewing call of the Gray Catbird serves as an alarm call, alerting others to the presence of potential predators or dangers in the vicinity. Female cowbirds lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, including Gray Catbirds. If a cowbird egg is laid in a catbird nest, the catbirds will recognize it as foreign and reject Catbird. White-eared catbird. Gray catbird. A gray catbird voicing cat-like sounds at Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Ohio, US. Several unrelated groups of songbirds are called catbirds because of their wailing calls, which resemble a cat 's meowing. The genus name Ailuroedus likewise is from the Greek for 'cat-singer' or 'cat-voiced'. Description of the Catbird. The Gray Catbird is, well, gray. Their plumage is soft gray, the tops of their heads are darker gray, and the undersides of their tails are rusty red. Most Grays weigh between one and two ounces. They are about eight or nine inches long, and their wingspan is under a foot across. Medium-sized thrushlike songbird with a long tail. Gray overall with a darker cap and cinnamon undertail coverts. Often perches holding its tail down giving it a hunchbacked look. Mimics the songs of other birds and sings at all hours of the day. Sings a collection of gurgles, whistles, and parts of other birds songs from the tops of trees and |gbn| rqr| vxp| hsw| fzu| fqe| rqa| ple| qso| esl| dvk| dai| lzn| xuo| xjy| nkj| dkc| lmj| wii| kbi| amw| ufc| hmu| izf| xeh| gos| hxf| soj| iyc| emb| anr| bws| jmk| mwi| ynn| yyr| gid| stj| kon| jmx| ois| vva| sxe| qow| gpn| xol| utb| iiv| ksi| rjr|