Mockingbird

Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds best known for habit of mimicking the songs of other birds, often loudly in rapid succession.

Most species are tropical; the Northern Mockingbird[?] is the type familiar throughout the United States. It is the state bird[?] for several states of the union.

There are 17 species in four genera.

Genus Melanotis

• Blue Mockingbird[?] Melanotis caerulescens
• Blue-and-white Mockingbird[?] Melanotis hypoleucus

Genus Mimodes

• Socorro Mockingbird[?] Mimodes graysoni

Genus Mimus

• Brown-backed Mockingbird[?] Mimus dorsalis
• Tropical Mockingbird[?] Mimus gilvus
• Bahama Mockingbird[?] Mimus gundlachii
• Long-tailed Mockingbird[?] Mimus longicaudatus
• Large-billed Mockingbird[?] Mimus magnirostris
• Patagonian Mockingbird[?] Mimus patagonicus
• Northern Mockingbird[?] Mimus polyglottis
• Chalk-browed Mockingbird[?] Mimus saturninus
• Chilean Mockingbird[?] Mimus thenca
• White-banded Mockingbird[?] Mimus triuris

Genus Nesomimus (Galápagos Islands)

• Española Mockingbird[?] Nesomimus mcdonaldi
• San Cristóbal Mockingbird[?] Nesomimus melanotis
• Galápagos Mockingbird[?] Nesomimus parvulus
• Floreana Mockingbird[?] Nesomimus trifasciatus (extremely rare)