Species profile
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Quick answer
A tireless mimic that sings through the night in spring.
- Scientific name
- Mimus polyglottos
- Family
- Mimidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Mimus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Towns, hedgerows, scrub
Recording Northern Mockingbird in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Mimidae
- Bahama Mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii)
- Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)
- Black Catbird (Melanoptila glabrirostris)
- Blue Mockingbird (Melanotis caerulescens)
- Blue-and-white Mockingbird (Melanotis hypoleucus)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Brown Trembler (Cinclocerthia ruficauda)
- Brown-backed Mockingbird (Mimus dorsalis)