Northern Mockingbird | |
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Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos | |
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Family: | Mimidae
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Melanotis |
Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine song-birds. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds, and other bird songs,[1] often loudly and in rapid succession. There are about 17 species in three genera.[2][3]