Northern mockingbird
E1187
The Northern mockingbird is a medium-sized North American songbird famous for its ability to mimic the songs of many other bird species and a wide variety of sounds.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern mockingbird canonical | 6 |
| Mimus polyglottos | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| Mimus | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ songbird ⓘ |
| averageLength |
about 21 centimeters
ⓘ
about 8.3 inches ⓘ |
| behavior |
mimics a wide variety of sounds
ⓘ
mimics songs of other bird species ⓘ often sings at night ⓘ sings loudly and persistently ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Northern mockingbird
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mimus polyglottos
|
| breedingSeason | spring and summer ⓘ |
| class |
Animalia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aves
|
| clutchSize | 2 to 6 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Northern mockingbird
self-link
ⓘ
mockingbird ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| etymology | The species name polyglottos means many-tongued in Greek ⓘ |
| family | Mimidae ⓘ |
| genus |
Northern mockingbird
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mimus
|
| habitat |
forest edges
ⓘ
open areas with shrubs ⓘ parks and gardens ⓘ suburban areas ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Bahamas
ⓘ
Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
Hawaii ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | about 8 years ⓘ |
| migration |
mostly resident in much of its range
ⓘ
some northern populations move south in winter ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nestLocation |
shrubs
ⓘ
small trees ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| plumage |
gray upperparts
ⓘ
long tail with white outer feathers ⓘ pale underparts ⓘ white wing patches ⓘ |
| reproduction | both parents feed the young ⓘ |
| songCharacteristic |
incorporates diverse sounds into repertoire
ⓘ
repeats phrases several times ⓘ |
| stateBirdOf |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Florida ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| territoriality |
aggressively defends nesting territory
ⓘ
highly territorial ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mimus
this entity surface form:
Mimus polyglottos
this entity surface form:
Mimus polyglottos
subject surface form:
Mimus polyglottos
this entity surface form:
Northern Mockingbird