Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) - HBW 10, p. 485
French: Moqueur polyglotte
Spanish: Sinsonte Norteño
Other common names: Common Mockingbird
Taxonomy: Turdus polyglottos Linnaeus, 1758, Virginia, USA.
Forms a superspecies, and sometimes considered conspecific, with M. gilvus; apparent hybrids between the two reported in S Mexico. Reported as interbreeding, probably rarely, with M. gundlachii in Caribbean. Race leucopterus sometimes merged with nominate. Proposed races elegans and delinificus (both from Bahamas), described largely on basis of whiter underparts, and dominicus (Haiti), supposedly with more white in wings, considered better treated within orpheus. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- leucopterus (Vigors, 1839) - extreme SW Canada (S British Columbia E to S Manitoba) and W USA (E to Nebraska and Texas) S to S Mexico (rarely, to Isthmus of Tehuantepec), including Socorro I (off W Mexico) and many other offshore islands in Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California.
- polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) - extreme SE Canada and E USA.
- orpheus (Linneaus, 1758) - Bahamas S to Greater Antilles, Cayman Is and Virgin Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Bird perched on palm tree enjoying the shadow. The day was very hot.
Locality Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (United States)
Antonio Silveira 4 July 2012 45 weeks ago 3.2
What species is this?
Locality Massachusetts, USA (United States)
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On a branch
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 30 April 2006 2 years ago 3.2
Sitting on a tree branch, watching me watch him.
Locality Solano County, California, USA (United States)
Kainushi 11 December 2011 1 year ago 3.2
just so beautiful mockingbirds are :)
Locality Halpatiokee Regional Park, Stuart, Martin County, Florida, USA (United States)
birdqueen2127 27 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3
Male after sing.Iws a common species in this place.
Locality Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States)
Antonio Silveira 19 March 2013 8 weeks ago 3
A male singing at dawn Locality Decatur, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (United States)
Stuart Fisher 22 May 2010 2 years ago 4.5
A male singing rather hesitantly Locality Atlanta, Georgia, USA (United States)
Stuart Fisher 4 June 2009 3 years ago 4.3
A bird alarm calling in a hedge Locality Jekyll Island, Glynn County, Georgia, USA (United States)
Stuart Fisher 30 May 2010 2 years ago 4
An adult singing on a tree branch. Un adulto vocalizando desde la rama de un árbol. Locality Utuado, Puerto Rico
J. Gonzalez y F. Collazo 19 September 2006 3 years ago 4
Bird perched and singig against the wind near beach. Locality Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Antonio Silveira 6 March 2013 7 weeks ago 0