Nesomimus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea
Familia: Mimidae
Genus: Nesomimus
Species: N. macdonaldi - N. melanotis - N. parvulus - N. trifasciatus

Name

Nesomimus Ridgway, 1890

Reference

Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum 12(1889) p.102

The Nesomimus group includes the following species:

Hood Mockingbird, Mimus macdonaldi
Galápagos Mockingbird, Mimus parvulus
Floreana Mockingbird or Charles Mockingbird, Mimus trifasciatus
San Cristóbal Mockingbird, Mimus melanotis

The Nesomimus group is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. These mockingbirds were important in Charles Darwin's development of the theory of evolution by natural selection.