Genus

Typical Mockingbirds

Mimus

12 species in our catalog · found in 98 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMimidae (Mockingbirds and Thrashers)
GenusMimus (Typical Mockingbirds)

Species in this group

Mimus gilvus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Mimus patagonicus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Mimus polyglottos

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Mimus saturninus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Mimus longicaudatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Mimus parvulus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Mimus triurus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Mimus melanotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Mimus macdonaldi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mimus thenca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mimus gundlachii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Mimus trifasciatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Mockingbirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~90%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~90%
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 12	~80%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			~80%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
	White-banded Mockingbird			~10%
3	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~70%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~70%
4	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 12	~70%
	Northern Mockingbird			~70%
5	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 12	~70%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~70%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~70%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~70%
7	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~70%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~70%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~70%
	Northern Mockingbird			~70%
9	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~60%
10	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~60%
11	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 12	~60%
	Galápagos Mockingbird			~50%
	San Cristobal Mockingbird			~10%
	Española Mockingbird			~10%
	Floreana Mockingbird			<5%
12	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~60%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~60%
13	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~60%
14	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~60%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~60%
15	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 12	~50%
	Long-tailed Mockingbird			~50%
16	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~50%
17	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~40%
18	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
	Bahama Mockingbird			~10%
19	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~40%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~40%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
20	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
21	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
22	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 12	~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~40%
23	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~40%
24	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
25	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
26	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 12	~30%
	Northern Mockingbird			~30%
27	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
28	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 12	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
29	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
30	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~30%
	Northern Mockingbird			~30%
31	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
32	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 12	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
33	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
34	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
35	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~30%
	Northern Mockingbird			~30%
36	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
37	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~20%
	White-banded Mockingbird			~20%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			<5%
38	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
39	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	Northern Mockingbird			~20%
40	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
41	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
42	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
43	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
44	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
45	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
46	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 12	~20%
	Northern Mockingbird			~20%
47	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			~10%
48	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			~10%
49	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
50	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			~10%
51	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
52	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
53	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			~10%
54	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
55	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
56	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
57	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
58	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
59	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
60	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 12	~10%
	Chilean Mockingbird			~10%
61	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
62	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
63	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
64	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
65	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
66	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
67	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
68	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
69	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
70	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
71	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
72	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
73	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
74	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
75	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
76	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
77	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
78	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
79	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
80	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
81	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
82	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
83	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
84	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
85	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
86	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 12	<5%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			<5%
87	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 12	<5%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			<5%
88	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	<5%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			<5%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
89	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
90	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
91	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
92	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
93	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
94	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
95	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	<5%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
96	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
97	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%
98	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Maracaibo	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 12	~90%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~90%
2	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 12	~90%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~80%
	White-banded Mockingbird			~30%
3	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 12	~80%
	Northern Mockingbird			~80%
4	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~80%
	Northern Mockingbird			~80%
5	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~80%
	Northern Mockingbird			~80%
6	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~80%
	Northern Mockingbird			~80%
7	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 12	~80%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~80%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			<5%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
8	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 12	~80%
	Northern Mockingbird			~80%
	Bahama Mockingbird			<5%
9	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~80%
	Northern Mockingbird			~80%
10	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~80%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~80%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~70%
	Northern Mockingbird			~70%
12	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 12	~70%
	Northern Mockingbird			~70%
13	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	~70%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~40%
14	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~70%
	Northern Mockingbird			~70%
15	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 12	~60%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~60%
	White-banded Mockingbird			~20%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			<5%
16	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 12	~60%
	Long-tailed Mockingbird			~60%
17	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~60%
18	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~60%
	Northern Mockingbird			~60%
19	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~50%
20	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~50%
21	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~50%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~50%
22	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~50%
	Northern Mockingbird			~50%
23	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	~50%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
24	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
25	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
26	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
27	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	2 of 12	~40%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~40%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
28	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
29	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~40%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~40%
30	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~40%
31	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 12	~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~40%
32	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~40%
	Northern Mockingbird			~40%
33	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 12	~40%
	Chilean Mockingbird			~40%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
34	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 12	~40%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~40%
35	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~40%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~40%
36	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 12	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
37	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~30%
	Northern Mockingbird			~30%
38	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~30%
	Northern Mockingbird			~30%
39	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 12	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
40	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 12	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~20%
	Patagonian Mockingbird			~10%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
41	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	~30%
	Northern Mockingbird			~30%
42	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~30%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~30%
43	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 12	~30%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~30%
44	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	Northern Mockingbird			~20%
45	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	2 of 12	~20%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~20%
	White-banded Mockingbird			~10%
46	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
47	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	~20%
	Northern Mockingbird			~20%
48	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 12	~20%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~20%
49	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~20%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~20%
50	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~20%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~20%
51	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
52	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
53	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			~10%
54	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 12	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			<5%
55	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
56	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 12	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			~10%
57	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	~10%
	Northern Mockingbird			~10%
58	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 12	~10%
	Tropical Mockingbird			~10%
59	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 12	~10%
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird			<5%
	White-banded Mockingbird			<5%
60	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 12	<5%
	Northern Mockingbird			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Bloedel Conservatory	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
4	Cali Zoo	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity

Challenges

Part of the challengeDarwin in the GalápagosSouth AmericaGiant tortoiseMarine iguanaLand iguanaMockingbirdDarwin's finch

Typical Mockingbirds

Species in this group

Tropical Mockingbird

Patagonian Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Chalk-browed Mockingbird

Long-tailed Mockingbird

Galápagos Mockingbird

White-banded Mockingbird

San Cristobal Mockingbird

Española Mockingbird

Chilean Mockingbird

Bahama Mockingbird

Floreana Mockingbird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Mockingbirds

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges