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Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) call
A rambling, scratchy jumble of notes, each sung once, and a cat-like mew call.
Listen to the Gray Catbird call
A field recording of the Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) by eml23, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Gray Catbird in garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Gray Catbird
These birds belong to the mimid family, like the Gray Catbird, so their calls can sound alike.
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Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Endless strings of borrowed phrases, each repeated three or more times, often all night.
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Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
A long song of varied phrases, each usually sung twice: plant-a-seed, plant-a-seed.
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California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
A loud, rambling song of rich phrases, each repeated once or twice, from the top of a bush.
Questions
Questions about the Gray Catbird
What does the Gray Catbird sound like?
A rambling, scratchy jumble of notes, each sung once, and a cat-like mew call. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Gray Catbird?
Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher and California Thrasher sound similar.
Where can I hear the Gray Catbird?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Gray Catbird call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 2: Suburb & Park. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Gray Catbird in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Gray Catbird comes in Level 2: Suburb & Park. That Level is about lawns, hedges and city streets.
Learn it with these birds in Level 2 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
A soft, flat pik and a whinnying rattle that falls in pitch toward the end.
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Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
A rolling, throaty kwirr or churr, repeated from the trunk.
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White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
A nasal, low yank-yank-yank, slower and deeper than Red-breasted.
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Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Creaky, rusty-hinge squeaks and harsh chack calls, often from noisy flocks.
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Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Rambling whistles, clicks and mimicry from rooftops and wires.
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Monotonous cheeping and chirping around buildings.
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Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
A flat, dry, even trill of chips on one pitch, like a sewing machine.
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Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Three sharp introductory notes then a jumbled trill; a nasal chimp call.
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White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
A pure, whistled Old Sam Peabody-Peabody-Peabody, or O sweet Canada-Canada.
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Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
A dry even trill on one pitch; ticking smack notes when flushed.
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Learn Gray Catbird in SongLark
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