Florida State Bird - Mockingbird

Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds, often loudly and in rapid succession.

Most species are tropical, but the Northern Mockingbird breeds throughout the United States and Canada. There are 17 species in four genera.

Genus Melanotis

Blue Mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens
Blue-and-white Mockingbird, Melanotis hypoleucus

Genus Mimodes

Socorro Mockingbird, Mimodes graysoni

Genus Mimus

Brown-backed Mockingbird, Mimus dorsalis
Tropical Mockingbird, Mimus gilvus
Bahama Mockingbird, Mimus gundlachii
Long-tailed Mockingbird, Mimus longicaudatus
Large-billed Mockingbird, Mimus magnirostris
Patagonian Mockingbird, Mimus patagonicus
Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Mimus saturninus
Chilean Mockingbird, Mimus thenca
White-banded Mockingbird, Mimus triuris

Genus Nesomimus (Galápagos Islands)

Española Mockingbird, Nesomimus macdonaldi
San Cristóbal Mockingbird, Nesomimus melanotis
Galápagos Mockingbird, Nesomimus parvulus
Floreana Mockingbird, Nesomimus trifasciatus (extremely rare)