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Mimus Nesomimus Melanotis: Mockingbirds Are A Group of

Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds known for mimicking the songs of other birds and sounds of insects and amphibians. There are about 17 species across three genera, with the northern mockingbird being the only one commonly found in North America. Mockingbirds do not appear to form a strictly monophyletic lineage, with some genera like Mimus and Nesomimus being closely related while Melanotis represents a more ancient and distinct lineage within the Mimidae family.

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Mimus Nesomimus Melanotis: Mockingbirds Are A Group of

Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds known for mimicking the songs of other birds and sounds of insects and amphibians. There are about 17 species across three genera, with the northern mockingbird being the only one commonly found in North America. Mockingbirds do not appear to form a strictly monophyletic lineage, with some genera like Mimus and Nesomimus being closely related while Melanotis represents a more ancient and distinct lineage within the Mimidae family.

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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 thrashers, such as the sage
thrasher. Melanotis is more distinct; it seems to represent a very ancient basal lineage of
Mimidae.[2][3]

The only mockingbird commonly found in North America is the northern mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos). The Greek word polyglottos means multiple languages.

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