Genus

Cinclocerthia

2 species

The list of species of Cinclocerthia genus

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.

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The list of species of Cinclocerthia genus

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.

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