California Thrasher

Scientific Name:
Toxostoma redivivum
Description

32 cm / 12.6 in in length, with mixed brown plumage and a dark, curved, pointy beak.

Behaviors

Feeds on insects, spiders, seeds, and fruits and likes to dig in leaf litter. It rarely flies in the wide open, preferring to stay hidden in dense brush. During spring its complex song can be heard throughout the reserve.

Fun Facts

The California thrasher is the largest in the thrasher family and the only one with dark eyes.

Nature Topics
Wildlife and Birds, Land Birds

Habitat

Feeding

California thrasher standing on the ground in dense brush, showing its long curved beak and brown plumage while looking to the right.

Photo credit: ©John Drum

California Thrasher eats