Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Le Conte's Thrasher
Toxostoma lecontei
Gray Thrasher
Toxostoma cinereum
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
📅 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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Northern Mockingbird sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 368 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Mockingbird in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Mockingbird in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.