Mockingbird facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Northern Mockingbird |
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| Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos |
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Mimidae
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Melanotis |
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Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine song-birds. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds, and other bird songs, often loudly and in rapid succession. There are about 17 species in three genera.
Images for kids
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Fledgling stage of the northern mockingbird
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The Chilean mockingbird, Mimus thenca
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