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.
Aliases (3)
- 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
→
surface form: "Mimus polyglottos"
|
| breedingSeason | spring and summer → |
| class |
Animalia
→
surface form: "Aves"
|
| clutchSize | 2 to 6 eggs → |
| commonName |
Northern mockingbird
→
mockingbird → |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern → |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN
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surface form: "IUCN Red List"
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| diet |
fruits
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insects → seeds → |
| etymology | The species name polyglottos means many-tongued in Greek → |
| family | Mimidae → |
| genus |
Northern mockingbird
→
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
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small trees → |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest → |
| order | Passeriformes → |
| plumage |
gray upperparts
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long tail with white outer feathers → pale underparts → white wing patches → |
| reproduction | both parents feed the young → |
| songCharacteristic |
incorporates diverse sounds into repertoire
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repeats phrases several times → |
| stateBirdOf |
Arkansas
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Florida → Mississippi → North Carolina → Tennessee → Texas → |
| taxonRank | species → |
| territoriality |
aggressively defends nesting territory
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highly territorial → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Mimus polyglottos"
subject surface form: "Mimus polyglottos"
this entity surface form: "Northern Mockingbird"
this entity surface form: "Mimus"
this entity surface form: "Mimus polyglottos"