Brown Thrasher Photo Gallery
Adult
Large songbirds with long proportions—long, sturdy legs, a long tail, and a long, slightly curved bill. Reddish brown above with thin black-and-white wing bars and bold dark streaking below.
© Martina Nordstrand / Macaulay LibraryNorth Carolina, May 13, 2020Adult
Large songbird with a long, slightly curved bill. Reddish brown above with a yellow eye.
© Mark Schulist / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, February 22, 2019Adult
Exuberant and accomplished songsters that may sing more than 1,100 different song types.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 08, 2014Adult
Sometimes difficult to see in dense shrubbery, despite its size and bold patterning.
© James Kinderman / Macaulay LibraryWisconsin, April 22, 2017Adult
Slender and long-tailed with bold streaking down the breast.
© Martina Nordstrand / Macaulay LibraryNorth Carolina, December 20, 2020Habitat
Found in scrubby fields, dense regenerating woods, thickets, hedgerows, and forest edges.
© Steve Schuyler / Macaulay LibraryNew York, April 29, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Mimidae)
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