Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
📅 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 Channel Islands National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Northern Mockingbird sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 2539 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Mockingbird in Channel Islands National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Mockingbird in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.