page_title: List of birds of Virginia
section_title: Mockingbirds and thrashers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Virginia / Mockingbirds and thrashers
caption_attribution_description: English: Northern Mockingbird, Humber Bay Park (West), Toronto, Canada Français&#160;: Merle Moqueur Polyglotte du Nord (Northern Mockingbird), Mimus polyglottos, Humber Bay Park (West), à Toronto, au Canada
context_page_description: This list of birds of Virginia includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Virginia by the Virginia Avian Records Committee of the Virginia Society of Ornithology. As of October 2019 the list contained 474 species and three species pairs. Of them, 92 are considered accidental and 89 are considered rare. Seven species were introduced to North America, one is extinct, and one has been extirpated. Four additional species, now extinct, are believed to have occurred in Virginia, but there is insufficient evidence to include them in the main list. The published list includes identifiable subspecies which are not presented here.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in Virginia as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Mimidae
  The mimids are a family of passerine birds which includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance. Four species have been recorded in Virginia.
  Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
  Brown thrasher, Toxostoma rufum
  Sage thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus (A)
  Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
caption: Northern mockingbird
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