The Blue-and-white Mockingbird (Melanotis hypoleucus) is a species of bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the Mimidae family. It is found in El Salvador

El Salvador

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, Guatemala

Guatemala

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, Honduras

Honduras

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, and south-eastern Mexico

Mexico

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. Its natural habitat

Habitat

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s are dry scrubland, woodland, second growth and forest edges at 1000–3000 m above sea-level.

It is about 25 cm long. It has blue-grey upperparts, white underparts, red eyes and a black mask. The song

Bird song

Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-technical use, bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology and birding, songs are distinguished by function from calls.-Definition:The distinction between songs and calls is based upon...

is high-pitched and rattling.