Gray catbirds are gray birds with a cat-like call. They are found throughout North America as well as parts of Central and South America. The name can be spelled gray or grey catbird! These amazing birds are part of the mimicking family of birds and can produce over 100 different sounds! They get their name because they're a bird that sounds like a cat! This episode focuses on gray catbird facts. We hope you learn something new about the gray catbird with this episode of Animal Fact Files.

Scientific Name: Dumetella carolinensis
Range: North America and parts of Central and South America
Size: 10 inch (25cm) wingspan, 1.2oz (35g) in weight
Diet: insects and fruits
Lifespan: 10 years

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Gray Catbird 0:00
Gray Catbird MATING 0:16
Gray Catbird EGGS 0:28
Gray Catbird VS COWBIRD 0:38
Gray Catbird LIFE CYCLE 0:55
Gray Catbird PREDATORS 1:12
Gray Catbird DIET 1:26
Gray Catbird SIZE 1:36
Gray Catbird RANGE 1:46
Gray Catbird HABITAT 1:57
Gray Catbird APPEARANCE 2:13
Gray Catbird VOCAL RANGE 2:37
Cray Catbird CALL 3:05
Thanks/Outro 3:36
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Image and Video Credits:
Jeff the quiet - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Raincrow - https://flickr.com/photos/163203949@N...
Shenandoah National Park - https://flickr.com/photos/snpphotos/4...
Katzbird - https://flickr.com/photos/katzbird/19... ; https://flickr.com/photos/katzbird/19...
Dennis Murphy - https://flickr.com/photos/damurphy/50... ; https://flickr.com/photos/damurphy/48...
Cephas - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Benny Mazur - https://www.flickr.com/photos/benimot...
Pascal Vagner -    • Moqueur chat (Dumetella carolinensis)...  
TRAVELING WITH NATURE-Sasi -    • CAT BIRD-PARTICI PARK-RED DEER RIVER ...   ;    • Cat bird  
Don Henise -    • Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)...  
Steven Severinghaus -    • Gray Catbird At Prospect Park  
Tom Swift -    • Gray Catbirds doing their Courtship D...  
Ostdrossel -    • Grey Catbird   ;    • Catbird meowing  
Birds Walking Down -    • Gray Catbirds  

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