Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusToxostoma (Typical Thrashers)
- SpeciesToxostoma rufum (Brown Thrasher)
The brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), sometimes erroneously called the brown thrush or fox-coloured thrush, is a bird in the family Mimidae, which also includes the New World catbirds and mockingbirds. The brown thrasher is abundant throughout the eastern and central United States and southern and central Canada, and it is the only thrasher to live primarily east of the Rockies and central Texas. It is the state bird of Georgia. As a member of the genus Toxostoma, the bird is relatively large-sized among the other thrashers. It has brown upper parts with a white under part with dark streaks. Because of this, it is often confused with the smaller wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), among other species. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Thrasher sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 168 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Thrasher in Congaree National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Thrasher sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 168 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown Thrasher in Congaree National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Brown Thrasher in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.