Mockingbird
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Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds best known for the habit of some species of mimicking the songs of other birds, often loudly and in rapid succession.
Most species are tropical, but the Northern Mockingbird breeds throughout the United States and Canada. There are 17 species in four genera.
Genus Melanotis
- Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens
- Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus
- Socorro Mockingbird Mimodes graysoni
- Brown-backed Mockingbird Mimus dorsalis
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Long-tailed Mockingbird Mimus longicaudatus
- Large-billed Mockingbird Mimus magnirostris
- Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus
- Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca
- White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triuris
- Española Mockingbird Nesomimus mcdonaldi
- San Cristóbal Mockingbird Nesomimus melanotis
- Galápagos Mockingbird Nesomimus parvulus
- Floreana Mockingbird Nesomimus trifasciatus (extremely rare)
See also
External links
- [Article connecting Galapagos mockingbird species with mainland relatives]
- [An image]
- [Mockingbird videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
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