{"id":25435,"date":"2012-11-05T14:36:37","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:15:10","slug":"northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. The Northern Mockingbird breeds in southeastern Canada, the United States, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the Greater Antilles. It is replaced further south by its closest living relative, the Tropical Mockingbird. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather. This species has occurred in Europe as an extreme rarity.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Northern Mockingbird\u00a0<i>Mimus\u00a0polyglottos<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-307-25435\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2302\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-9.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2301\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-8.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2300\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-7.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2299\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-6.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2298\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-5.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2297\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-4.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2296\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-3.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2295\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-2.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2294\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-15.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Laguna Cartagena,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Laguna Cartagena,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2293\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-14.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Los Morillos,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Los Morillos,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2292\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-13.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Los Morillos,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Los Morillos,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2291\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-12.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Los Morillos,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Los Morillos,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2290\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-11.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2289\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-10.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2288\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-1.jpg\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) at Guardarraya,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos\/thumbs\/thumbs_northern-mockingbird-mimus-polyglottos-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. The Northern Mockingbird breeds in southeastern Canada, the United States, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the Greater Antilles. It is replaced further south by its closest living relative, the Tropical Mockingbird. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1178,"featured_media":828016,"parent":17615,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[1165,1164],"class_list":["post-25435","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-mimus-polyglottos","tag-northern-mockingbird"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25435\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/828016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}