Listen: The song of the northern mockingbird

Listen: The song of the northern mockingbird

The northern mockingbird, or Mimus polyglottos, is found in the United States and Mexico, as well as the Caribbean islands.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common blackbird, or Turdus merula, is found in North Africa, and from Europe to India and southern China.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The song sparrow, or Melospiza melodia, is found in North America, from central Canada through the United States.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The yellow warbler, or Setophaga petechia, is found in North America, from the Arctic Circle to Mexico.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common loon, or Gavia immer, is found in Canada and the U.S.