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Patagonian mockingbird

Mimus patagonicus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

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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.

Patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus)
Photo: Dr. Lenaldo Vigo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMimidae
  6. genusMimus
  7. 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

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the patagonian mockingbird

Other species in the same genus Mimus.

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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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/patagonian-mockingbird

MLA

“Patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/patagonian-mockingbird.

BibTeX
@misc{patagonian_mockingbird_2026,
  title = {Patagonian mockingbird (Mimus patagonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/patagonian-mockingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}