genus
Mimus
Mimus is a genus in the family Mimidae. This database currently files 15 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 15
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 93%
- Weight range
- 47.2 g – 70.2 g
Best-known members of Mimus
Ranked by popularity score.

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

Long-tailed mockingbird
Mimus longicaudatus

Patagonian mockingbird
Mimus patagonicus
How threatened is Mimus?
14 of 15 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 7% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 7% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 7% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 7% |
| LCLeast Concern | 10 | 71% |
All species in Mimus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | Mimidae | Least Concern | 48.5 g | Not recorded |
| Española mockingbird | Mimus macdonaldi | Mimidae | Vulnerable | 70.2 g | Not recorded |
| Tropical mockingbird | Mimus gilvus | Mimidae | Least Concern | 52 g | Not recorded |
| Chalk-browed mockingbird | Mimus saturninus | Mimidae | Least Concern | 63.7 g | Not recorded |
| Galápagos mockingbird | Mimus parvulus | Mimidae | Least Concern | 53.6 g | Not recorded |
| Brown-backed mockingbird | Mimus dorsalis | Mimidae | Least Concern | 58.7 g | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed mockingbird | Mimus longicaudatus | Mimidae | Least Concern | 66.6 g | Not recorded |
| Patagonian mockingbird | Mimus patagonicus | Mimidae | Least Concern | 57.8 g | Not recorded |
| Chilean mockingbird | Mimus thenca | Mimidae | Least Concern | 66 g | Not recorded |
| Floreana mockingbird | Mimus trifasciatus | Mimidae | Endangered | 62.7 g | Not recorded |
| Socorro mockingbird | Mimus graysoni | Mimidae | Critically Endangered | 65.5 g | Not recorded |
| White-banded mockingbird | Mimus triurus | Mimidae | Least Concern | 47.2 g | Not recorded |
| Bahama mockingbird | Mimus gundlachii | Mimidae | Least Concern | 66.8 g | Not recorded |
| San Cristóbal mockingbird | Mimus melanotis | Mimidae | Near Threatened | 50.5 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Mimus calandria | Mimidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |