Tremblers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the family Mimidae. There are 2-4 species in one genus, Cinclocerthia, which is endemic to the Lesser Antilles:
Among the living birds, they are apparently most closely related to the pearly-eyed thrasher.[1]
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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Tremblers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the family Mimidae. There are 2-4 species in one genus, Cinclocerthia, which is endemic to the Lesser Antilles:
Grey trembler (Martinique trembler), Cinclocerthia (gutturalis) gutturalis Saint Lucia trembler, Cinclocerthia (gutturalis) macrorhyncha (Southern) brown trembler, Cinclocerthia (ruficauda) ruficauda Northern brown trembler, Cinclocerthia (ruficauda) tremulaAmong 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.
