mockingbird
Avian sound thief
A mockingbird is a gray North American songbird known for its ability to mimic the calls of other birds and various sounds in its environment.
The name comes from this imitative behavior—the bird "mocks" other species.
Mockingbirds are territorial and sing persistently, often through the night.
A mockingbird was singing outside my window at 3 a.m.
Ground-foraging mimid songbird
- catbirdMewing gray songster
- wrenSmall loud songbird
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- orioleVivid-plumed passerine
vireo · tanager · titmouse · chickadee · ovenbird · manakin · antbird · trembler
- ScoutYouth organization member
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- AlabamaDeep South state
Atticus Finch · Southern Gothic · Maycomb · Boo Radley · trial · morality · justice · prejudice
Pleasing sequence of notes
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- warbleSing with tremolo
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- singVocalize melodically
whistle · serenade · chorus · tune · note · pitch · vocalize · moonlight
thrasher
Ground-foraging mimid songbird
oriole · vireo · tanager · titmouse · chickadee · ovenbird · manakin · antbird · trembler · pewee
Harper Lee
Atticus Finch · Alabama · Southern Gothic · Maycomb · Boo Radley · trial · morality · justice · prejudice · Great Depression
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
sing · whistle · serenade · chorus · tune · note · pitch · vocalize · moonlight · repetition
imitate
Reproduce another's behavior
- mimicOne who copies others
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- vocalExpressing views freely
songs · calls · copy · echo · replicate · impersonate · simulate · parrot · learned · phrases
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
perch · roost · wingbeat · flight · birdbath · preen · forage · insectivore · territorial · breeding
- songbirdsrobin, sparrow, canary, bluebird, cardinal
- Texas Wildlifearmadillo, roadrunner, horned lizard, javelina, longhorn
- Mimidscatbird, thrasher, trembler
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
mockingbirdnightingale
Thrush famed for night singing
wood thrush · canary · composer · songwriter · virtuoso