Crissal Thrasher
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Crissal Thrasher

Toxostoma crissale

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Big Bend National Park
706 Verified records at Big Bend National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crissal thrasher (Toxostoma crissale) is a large thrasher found in the Southwestern United States (western Texas, southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, southeastern California, extreme southern Nevada, and extreme southwestern Utah) to central Mexico. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Crissal Thrasher sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 706 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Curve-billed Thrasher
LC

Curve-billed Thrasher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Toxostoma curvirostre

30–40% · Possible
Brown Thrasher
LC

Brown Thrasher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Toxostoma rufum

<5% · Rare
Long-billed Thrasher
LC

Long-billed Thrasher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Toxostoma longirostre

<5% · Rare
Northern Mockingbird
LC

Northern Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus polyglottos

60–70% · Likely
Gray Catbird
LC

Gray Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dumetella carolinensis

<5% · Rare
Sage Thrasher
LC

Sage Thrasher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreoscoptes montanus

<5% · Rare
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

60–70% · Likely
House Finch
LC Endemic

House Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haemorhous mexicanus

60–70% · Likely
Cactus Wren
LC

Cactus Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

60–70% · Likely
Pyrrhuloxia
LC

Pyrrhuloxia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardinalis sinuatus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

50–60% · Likely
Ash-throated Flycatcher
LC

Ash-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus cinerascens

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crissal Thrasher in Big Bend National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Crissal Thrasher sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 706 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crissal Thrasher in Big Bend National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Crissal Thrasher in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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