Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Blauwe Spotlijster |
English | Blue Mockingbird |
English (United States) | Blue Mockingbird |
French | Moqueur bleu |
French (France) | Moqueur bleu |
German | Blauspottdrossel |
Japanese | アオマネシツグミ |
Norwegian | blåspottefugl |
Polish | przedrzeźniacz błękitny |
Russian | Синий пересмешник |
Serbian | Plava rugalica |
Slovak | drozdec modrý |
Spanish | Mulato Azul |
Spanish (Mexico) | Mulato Azul |
Spanish (Spain) | Mulato azul |
Swedish | blå härmtrast |
Turkish | Mavi Taklitçi |
Ukrainian | Пересмішник синій |
Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens
Version: 1.0 — Published December 24, 2014
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Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Blue Mockingbird often sings from an exposed perch (Howell and Webb 1995), although it sometimes sings from within dense cover. The song is rich and varied, with much repetition of song phrases (Howell and Webb 1995)
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Blue Mockingbird also has a varied repertoire of calls, including "a loud, rich choo or cheeoo, a nasal mewing mejhr or meeahr ..., a loud, rich wee-cheep or wheeep, a low chruk or chuk, a loud, rich choo'l-eep, a sharp pli-tik, and any combination of these and many other noises" (Howell and Webb 1995).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Blue Mockingbird can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.