A member of the mimic thrush family, the mockingbird, Mimus Polyglottos, has the unique ability to mimic the songs of other species, and is an excellent songster.
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Bluebird, blackbird, ovenbird, cowbird, bower bird, hummingbird. Kingbird, mockingbird, tropicbird, catbird, frigatebird.
Probably a mockingbird.
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Simply because they mimics sounds of other birds and seem to mock them.
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Tennessee has two state birds:Mockingbird (Scientific name: Mimus polyglottos)Bobwhite Quail (Scientific name: Colinus virginianus)
The mockingbird is Mimus Polyglottos.
The State Bird is the Northern Mockingbird and the State Flower is the Bluebonnet.
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The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The bird's scientific name is Mimus polyglottos.
the Arkansas state bird is the mocking bird the sientific name for a mocking bird is mimus polygottos
The state bird of Texas is the mockingbird. It was designated the state bird in 1927.
The Northern Mockingbird is the official state bird of Florida. It's a very active songbird and is in residence throughout the year. It's a favorite bird in Florida.
The bird got its name from its unique ability to mimic sounds it hears in its environment, including other bird calls and even human sounds. This mimicry is so accurate that people thought the bird was actually "mocking" them, hence the name "mockingbird."
The northern mockingbird was named the state bird in 1927.
There are 4 states that have the same state bird: Arkansas Florida Tennessee and Mississippi all have the mockingbird as their state bird, just like Texas.