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Gray Catbird
(Dumetella carolinensis)
    
        
 
Gray Catbird Information
                                     
Length: 8 - 9.25 inches

Breeding Habitat: Dense thickets along woodland edges; overgrown fields with brushy areas; shrubby swamps; residential areas with shrubs or hedges. Avoids coniferous forests.
 
Gray Catbird
Photo © Mike Danzenbaker
Diet: Insects, such as Click to enlarge

beetles, grasshoppers, ants, flies, and
caterpillars; spiders; fruits and berries, such as
blackberries, elderberries, wild grapes, and wild cherries.
 
 
Identification tips
for the Gray Catbird
 
 
Range Maps:
(Click map to enlarge.)
 
Gray Catbird Breeding Map Gray Catbird Winter Map      USGS
     
Breeding Map            Winter Map (CBC)       
 
 
Additional Information:
 
National Wildlife Federation
Photo of Gray Catbird, song (sound file), description, voice, habitat, nesting, range, and discussion.
 
     
   

 

 
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