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Gray Catbird
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Dense thickets.
Diet: Insects, berries.
Best time to spot: Cat-like mew.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Gray Catbird sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the mockingbirds and thrashers family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Yellow-breasted ChatUncommon · Dense thickets
- Brown ThrasherCommon · Thickets
- Orange-crowned WarblerCommon · Woodland canopy
- Palm WarblerCommon · Woodland canopy
- White-throated SparrowCommon · Thickets
- Wilson's WarblerCommon · Woodland canopy
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