Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)
- SpeciesMimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
Le Conte's Thrasher
Toxostoma lecontei
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
📅 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 Joshua Tree National Park?
About 58% of visitor-days record a Northern Mockingbird sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 2631 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Mockingbird in Joshua Tree National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Mockingbird in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.