Cinclocerthia
2 species
Tremblers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the family Mimidae.
- Grey trembler (Martinique trembler), Cinclocerthia (gutturalis) gutturalis
- Saint Lucia trembler, Cinclocerthia (gutturalis) macrorhyncha
- (Southern) brown trembler, Cinclocerthia (ruficauda) ruficauda
- Northern brown trembler, Cinclocerthia (ruficauda) tremula
Among the living birds, they are apparently most closely related to the pearly-eyed thrasher.
Their common name comes from their peculiar behavior: if excited, they will show a much more exaggerated version of the wing-flicking also seen in other mimids such as the northern mockingbirds. The tremblers do not just flick their wings, but shake their entire bodies in a trembling motion.
Tremblers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the family Mimidae.
- Grey trembler (Martinique trembler), Cinclocerthia (gutturalis) gutturalis
- Saint Lucia trembler, Cinclocerthia (gutturalis) macrorhyncha
- (Southern) brown trembler, Cinclocerthia (ruficauda) ruficauda
- Northern brown trembler, Cinclocerthia (ruficauda) tremula
Among the living birds, they are apparently most closely related to the pearly-eyed thrasher.
Their common name comes from their peculiar behavior: if excited, they will show a much more exaggerated version of the wing-flicking also seen in other mimids such as the northern mockingbirds. The tremblers do not just flick their wings, but shake their entire bodies in a trembling motion.