Patagonian mockingbird
Mimus patagonicus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
The patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus) is a species in the family Mimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 57.8 g to 58.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the patagonian mockingbird
- Weight
- 57.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the patagonian mockingbird live?
Not recorded
What is the patagonian mockingbird?
The Patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus) is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. It is found in much of Argentina and locally in Chile.
From the Wikipedia article “Patagonian mockingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patagonian_mockingbird&oldid=1379908858), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the patagonian mockingbird endangered?
The patagonian mockingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the patagonian mockingbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMimidae
- genusMimus
- SpeciesMimus patagonicus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Synonyms Orpheus patagonicus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- باتاجونيا الطائر المحاكىEgyptian Arabic
- mim de la PatagòniaCatalan
- drozdec patagonskýCzech
- Gwatwarwr y PaithWelsh
- Patagonsk SpottedrosselDanish
- PatagonienspottdrosselGerman
- Patagonien-SpottdrosselGerman
- Rostflanken-SpottdrosselGerman
- patagonia mokbirdoEsperanto
- Sinsonte patagónSpanish
- Calandria moraSpanish
- Tenca patagónicaSpanish
- patagonianmatkijaFinnish
- Moqueur de PatagonieFrench
- patagonski raznopojacCroatian
- patagón gezerigóHungarian
- Mimo di PatagoniaItalian
- パタゴニアマネシツグミJapanese
- patagoninis mėgdžiotojasLithuanian
- Patagonische SpotlijsterDutch
- patagoniaspottefuglNorwegian
- przedrzeźniacz patagońskiPolish
- mimo-patagónicoPortuguese
- sabiá-patagónicoPortuguese
- Sabiá-patagônicoPortuguese
- Патагонский пересмешникRussian
- Патагонский певчий пересмешникRussian
- spevák tmavochvostýSlovak
- Patagonska rugalicaSerbian
- PatagonhärmtrastSwedish
- patagonienhärmtrastSwedish
- Patagonya TaklitçisiTurkish
- пересмішник патагонськийUkrainian
- 南美小嘲鶇Chinese
- 南美小嘲鸫Chinese
Relatives of the patagonian mockingbird
Other species in the same genus Mimus.

Northern mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos

Española mockingbird
Mimus macdonaldi

Tropical mockingbird
Mimus gilvus

Chalk-browed mockingbird
Mimus saturninus

Galápagos mockingbird
Mimus parvulus

Brown-backed mockingbird
Mimus dorsalis
ComparePatagonian mockingbird vs Northern mockingbirdPatagonian mockingbird vs Española mockingbirdPatagonian mockingbird vs Tropical mockingbirdPatagonian mockingbird vs Chalk-browed mockingbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the patagonian mockingbird?
An adult patagonian mockingbird weighs 57.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the patagonian mockingbird endangered?
The patagonian mockingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the patagonian mockingbird?
The patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus) belongs to the family Mimidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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