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.

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Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
songbird
thrasher
behavior secretive
billShape long slightly curved bill
binomialName Toxostoma rufum
bodySize medium-sized
breedsIn central North America
eastern North America
class Aves
clutchSize 3–5 eggs
commonName Brown thrasher
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
describedInYear 1758
diet arthropods
fruits
insects
seeds
eggColor pale blue or greenish with brown spots
eyeColor yellow eyes
family Mimidae
foragingBehavior ground forager
genus Toxostoma
habitat brushy areas
forest edges
shrublands
thickets
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior partially migratory
nativeTo North America
nestLocation low in shrubs
nestType cup-shaped nest
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumageColor rufous-brown upperparts
plumagePattern heavily streaked underparts
range Canada
United States
northern Mexico
scientificName Toxostoma rufum
songFunction mate attraction
territory defense
symbolOf state bird of Georgia
tailDescription long tail
taxonRank species
territorialBehavior strongly territorial in breeding season
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
notableMemberCommonName

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