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Northern Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)

        
 
 

Northern Mockingbird Information

Length:  9 - 11"
                                    
Habitat:  Residential areas, farmland, roadsides, city parks, gardens, open grassy areas with thickets.
Requires a tree or other high

Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird
perch from which to sing Photo © Don DesJardin
and defend its territory. Click to enlarge
 
Diet:  Spiders and insects; wild fruit and berries.
 
 

Identification Tips
for the Northern Mockingbird
 
 
Range Maps:
(Click map to enlarge.)
 
N Mockingbird Breeding Map N Mockingbird Winter Map      USGS
     
Breeding Map          Winter Map (CBC)     
 
 
Additional Information:
 
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Bird of the Week
Illustration of Northern Mockingbird, photo of juvenile, sound file, natural history, range, diet, breeding, physical description.
 
     
   

 

 
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