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Northern mockingbird. The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a mockingbird commonly found in North America, of the family Mimidae. The species is also found in some parts of the Caribbean, as well as on the Hawaiian Islands. It is typically a permanent resident across much of its range, but northern mockingbirds may move farther south ...
Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the family Mimidae. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians, [1] often loudly and in rapid succession and for being extremely territorial when raising hatchlings. Studies have shown the ability of some ...
The Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus) or the Charles Island mockingbird, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It was endemic to Floreana, one of the Galápagos Islands, but now is found only on two nearby islets, Campeón and Gardner-near-Floreana. [2][3][4] The Floreana mockingbird is also known as Darwin's mockingbird, as it ...
An Española mockingbird attempting to drink from a tourist's water bottle. The bird is extremely aggressive and curious, and has no fear of humans whatsoever. The bird will chase after tourists in search of food, drink, or any unusual object. [5] In some cases, the species will attempt to obtain water from tourists by pecking at their water ...
By the numbers: 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. On Friday morning, the world learned of the passing of Harper Lee, the beloved author of one of the most influential books in American history, To Kill a ...
The Socorro mockingbird ( Mimus graysoni) is an endangered mockingbird endemic to Socorro Island in Mexico 's Revillagigedo Islands. The specific epithet commemorates the American ornithologist Andrew Jackson Grayson . Mimus graysoni shows its close relationship to the northern and tropical mockingbirds rather subtly.
The brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), sometimes erroneously called the brown thrush or fox-coloured thrush, is a bird in the family Mimidae, which also includes the New World catbirds and mockingbirds. The brown thrasher is abundant throughout the eastern and central United States and southern and central Canada, and it is the only thrasher to ...
Mobbing (animal behavior) American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) mobbing a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). Mobbing in animals is an antipredator adaptation in which individuals of prey species cooperatively attack or harass a predator, usually to protect their offspring. A simple definition of mobbing is an assemblage of individuals around ...