Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Mockingbird in Acadia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Northern Mockingbird sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 59 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Mockingbird in Acadia National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Mockingbird in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.