mocking birds
Avian vocal copycats
Mockingbirds are North American songbirds famous for their ability to mimic the calls of other birds, insects, and even mechanical sounds.
The name captures their seeming imitation or "mocking" of other species.
They're known for singing persistently, sometimes through the night.
Harper Lee's novel *To Kill a Mockingbird* made the bird a symbol of innocence.
- echoesReflected sound waves
- lyrebirdAustralian songbird famous for mimicry
- duettingSinging in tandem
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- imitationCopy of the original
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