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Mimus
''Mimus'' is a bird genus in the family Mimidae. It contains the typical mockingbirds. In 2007, the genus ''Nesomimus'' was merged into ''Mimus'' by the American Ornithologists' Union.〔(American Ornithologists' Union, changes since 2005 )〕
The following species are placed here:
* Brown-backed mockingbird, ''Mimus dorsalis''
* Bahama mockingbird, ''Mimus gundlachii''
* Long-tailed mockingbird, ''Mimus longicaudatus''
* Patagonian mockingbird, ''Mimus patagonicus''
* Chilean mockingbird, ''Mimus thenca''
* White-banded mockingbird, ''Mimus triurus''
* Northern mockingbird, ''Mimus polyglottos''
* Socorro mockingbird, ''Mimus graysoni''
* Tropical mockingbird, ''Mimus gilvus''
* Chalk-browed mockingbird, ''Mimus saturninus''
The ''Nesomimus'' group includes the following species:
* Hood mockingbird, ''Mimus macdonaldi''
* Galápagos mockingbird, ''Mimus parvulus''
* Floreana mockingbird or Charles Mockingbird, ''Mimus trifasciatus''
* San Cristóbal mockingbird, ''Mimus melanotis''
The ''Nesomimus'' group is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. These mockingbirds were important in Charles Darwin's development of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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