Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Le Conte's Thrasher
Toxostoma lecontei
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Crissal Thrasher
Toxostoma crissale
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
📅 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 Death Valley National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Northern Mockingbird sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 448 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Mockingbird in Death Valley National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Mockingbird in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.