Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Perching
Length: 12 in. (29 cm )
Living low in shrubby areas, edges of clearings and suburban gardens, the songs of this thrasher are numerous and varied. A single male can sing more than 1100 song types, and they often incorporate bits and pieces of notes from other species singing around them. Food is usually insects and fruits, and the twig nest is either placed in a protected site on the ground or low in a dense tangle of vines and foliage.
The four-digit banding code is BRTH.
Male |
Riparian / River forest
Shrubs
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Brown Thrasher
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/brown-thrasher
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Brown Thrasher. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/brown-thrasher
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Brown Thrasher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/brown-thrasher
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Brown Thrasher". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/brown-thrasher
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