The Galápagos mockingbird is one of four mockingbird species endemic to the Galápagos Islands. These four are all closely related, and DNA evidence shows they likely all descended from an ancestor species which reached the islands in a single colonization event.Galapagos Mockingbirds are renowned for their inquisitiveness - they will often come over to check people out, rather than flying away. the Galapagos Mockingbird mimics (or “mocks”) different calls and sounds made by other species. They nest in trees or cacti, but they spend a lot of their time on the ground, and can often be seen running in and out of the ground cover looking for food.