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search Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Scientific
classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae   Mockingbirds are a group
of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family. They are
best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of
other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians,[1] often
loudly and in rapid succession. There are about 17 species in
three genera. These do not appear to form a monophyletic
lineage: Mimus and Nesomimus are quite closely related; their
closest living relatives appear to be some thrashers, such as
the Sage Thrasher. Melanotis is more distinct; it seems to
represent a very ancient basal lineage of Mimidae.[2][3]
Species in taxonomic order[edit]  Darwin and mockingbirds[edit]
The Chilean Mockingbird, Mimus thenca  When the survey voyage of
HMS Beagle visited the Galápagos Islands in September to October
1835, the naturalist Charles Darwin n