Northern Mockingbird (sexes similar) - approx. 25 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Mimus
Species: Polyglottos
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Updated January 23 2017
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Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Gray Catbird (sexes similar) - approx. 23 cm
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Dumetella
Species: Carolinensis
Named after one of its calls, a cat-like mewing -
accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic -
possibly related to the Sturnidae family (Starlings) which
are also mimics
accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic -
possibly related to the Sturnidae family (Starlings) which
are also mimics
Updated October 14 2016
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3 species
Accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic - it will
mimic many bird calls while perched - some other
species seem to perch nearby and listen intently to their
songs - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
mimic many bird calls while perched - some other
species seem to perch nearby and listen intently to their
songs - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Toxostoma
Species: Rufum
Accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic -
reported to have the largest song repertoire of all North
American birds - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
reported to have the largest song repertoire of all North
American birds - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
Northern Mockingbird (juvenile) - approx. 25 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Mimus
Species: Polyglottos
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Updated January 23 2017
Accomplished mimic - Mimidae is latin for mimic - it will
mimic many bird calls while perched - some other
species seem to perch nearby and listen intently to their
songs - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
mimic many bird calls while perched - some other
species seem to perch nearby and listen intently to their
songs - possibly related to the Sturnidae family
(Starlings) which are also mimics
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Audio - updated April 18 2013
Audio - updated November 16 2014
Updated May 26 2019
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Audio - updated May 10 2013
Northern Mockingbird wing flash - approx. 25 cm
Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
Family: Mimidae (Mockingbirds & Thrashers)
Genus: Mimus
Species: Polyglottos
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Updated January 23 2017
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Vertebrates)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Repeated wing flash may be courting or territorial display or
an attempt to scare insects out of hiding
an attempt to scare insects out of hiding
Gray Catbird (sexes similar) in Staghorn Sumac - approx. 23 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - May 2009
Brown Thrasher (sexes similar) - approx. 30 cm - Leslie Spit - May 2012
Northern Mockingbird (juvenile) - approx. 25 cm - Humber Bay Park - September 2009
Northern Mockingbird (sexes similar) - approx. 25 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - November 2012
Northern Mockingbird wing flash - approx. 25 cm - Don Mills - April 2014