The
Hood mockingbird (
Mimus macdonaldi) also known as the
Española mockingbird is a species of
bird in the
Mimidae family. It is
endemic to
Española Island in the
Galápagos Islands,
Ecuador, and it is one of four closely related mockingbird species
endemic to the Galápagos archipelago. It is found in dry forests and is omnivorous, though it primarily is a carnivore or scavenger. The species has a highly territorial social structure and has no fear of humans. It is the only species of Galápagos mockingbird that
Charles Darwin did not see or collect on
the voyage of the Beagle.