A thrasher-like Caribbean mockingbird, rare to Southern Florida. Adult is similar to Sage Thrasher and Northern Mockingbird, but note clean gray underparts without buffy tones and limited dark streaking on flanks. Upperparts are sandy-brown with two narrow white wing bars, tail is relatively long and has white tips, pale eye is surrounded by slight dark eyeline and pale supercilium, bill is relatively heavy and slightly decurved, legs are black. Immatures can appear relatively washed-out, with faint streaks on flanks and dull head pattern.

Length: 28 (cm) Wingspan: 37 (cm)

Habitat:

Mixed woodlands, dry second-growth, edges, shrublands, coastal vegetation, small palms.

Behavior:

Nest is a cup of twigs, lined with finer materials, in shrub or tree.

Feeding:

Forages for a variety of insects, other small organisms, and occasional fruit.