California Thrasher

Thrushes and Thrashers

California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum

All Year

Thrushes and Thrashers

California Thrasher

Daniel Fitzgerald

California Thrasher

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Found in chaparral and riparian woodland, usually with extensive dense understory shrubs.


Bill is noticeably decurved. Note dark, brownish-gray upperparts; somewhat paler below.  Whitish throat, dark moustache, and dark eye are diagnostic. Can be heard singing at almost any time of year. 


Cup-shaped, twig nest is placed in shrubs or trees. This species feeds on insects, fruits, and berries.

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