mockingbird

     

Melanotis Mimus Nesomimus

Trivia about mockingbird

  • Perhaps "imitating" Florida, in 1929 Arkansas chose this as its state bird
  • "Hush Little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna buy you" one of these
  • If this Tennessee state bird don't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring
  • Harper Lee should know it's the state bird of Texas
  • This natural-born mimic is the state bird of Tennessee
  • This state bird of Texas belongs to the family Mimidae
  • Seen here, it looks like any other bird & gets its name because it can sound like any other bird
  • This bird known for its mimicry is the state bird of 5 southern U.S. states
  • This bird's name comes from its ability to copy the songs of other birds; it can also mimic pianos & people
  • In 1933 the Tennessee Ornithological Society conducted a vote to select a state bird; this mimic barely won
  • One naturalist reported that this state bird of Arkansas imitated the songs of 32 birds within 10 minutes
  • Whitman:"Out of the cradle endlessly rocking/ Out of the ___'s throat, the musical shuttle"
  • Also known as mimic-thrushes, these birds are thought to be closely related to wrens (& thrushes, obviously)