The northern mockingbird is a mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather. This species has rarely been observed in Europe. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Turdus polyglottos. The northern mockingbird is known for its mimicking ability, as reflected by the meaning of its scientific name, "many-tongued thrush". The northern mockingbird has gray to brown upper feathers and a paler belly. Its tail and wings have white patches which are visible in flight. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.169
Protonym:
[Turdus] polyglottos
Type locality:
in Virginia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/188/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
7EFF698DC564CF69
Avibase ID:
avibase-7EFF698D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7EFF698D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178620
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Moqueur polyglotte ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Moqueur polyglotte ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2016: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2021: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Mimus polyglottos [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mimus polyglottos [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Mimus polyglottos [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Northern Mockingbird ( Mimus polyglottos) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mimus polyglottos [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mimus polyglottos [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Mimus [polyglottos or gilvus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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