Brown thrasher
E28109
The Brown thrasher is a medium-sized North American songbird known for its rich, varied vocalizations and striking rufous-brown plumage with heavily streaked underparts.
Aliases (1)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
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songbird → thrasher → |
| behavior |
secretive
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|
| billShape |
long slightly curved bill
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|
| binomialName |
Toxostoma rufum
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|
| bodySize |
medium-sized
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|
| breedsIn |
central North America
→
eastern North America → |
| class |
Aves
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|
| clutchSize |
3–5 eggs
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|
| commonName |
Brown thrasher
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|
| conservationStatus |
Least Concern
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|
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN
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| describedBy |
Carl Linnaeus
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|
| describedInYear |
1758
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|
| diet |
arthropods
→
fruits → insects → seeds → |
| eggColor |
pale blue or greenish with brown spots
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|
| eyeColor |
yellow eyes
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|
| family |
Mimidae
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|
| foragingBehavior |
ground forager
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|
| genus |
Toxostoma
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|
| habitat |
brushy areas
→
forest edges → shrublands → thickets → |
| kingdom |
Animalia
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|
| migratoryBehavior |
partially migratory
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|
| nativeTo |
North America
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|
| nestLocation |
low in shrubs
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|
| nestType |
cup-shaped nest
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| order |
Passeriformes
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|
| phylum |
Chordata
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|
| plumageColor |
rufous-brown upperparts
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|
| plumagePattern |
heavily streaked underparts
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|
| range |
Canada
→
United States → northern Mexico → |
| scientificName |
Toxostoma rufum
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|
| songFunction |
mate attraction
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territory defense → |
| symbolOf |
state bird of Georgia
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|
| tailDescription |
long tail
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|
| taxonRank |
species
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|
| territorialBehavior |
strongly territorial in breeding season
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|
| vocalization |
large repertoire of song types
→
rich varied song → |
| wintersIn |
southeastern United States
→
southern United States → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Georgia
→
Georgia → |
stateBird |
|
Brown thrasher
→
|
commonName |
|
Atlanta Thrashers
("brown thrasher")
→
|
namedAfter |
|
Mimidae
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|
notableMemberCommonName |