Northern mockingbird

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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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Northern mockingbird canonical 6
Mimus polyglottos 2
Northern Mockingbird 2

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.

Texas stateBird Northern mockingbird
Northern mockingbird genus Northern mockingbird self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mimus
Northern mockingbird binomialName Northern mockingbird self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mimus polyglottos
Northern mockingbird commonName Northern mockingbird self-link
Mimidae notableMember Northern mockingbird
this entity surface form: Mimus polyglottos
Mimidae notableMemberCommonName Northern mockingbird
Mississippi stateBird Northern mockingbird
Mimus commonName Northern mockingbird
subject surface form: Mimus polyglottos
this entity surface form: Northern Mockingbird
Mimus hasMember Northern mockingbird
this entity surface form: Northern Mockingbird
Arkansas stateBird Northern mockingbird
State of Mississippi stateBird Northern mockingbird