Brown Thrasher
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Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Voyageurs National Park
1 Verified records at Voyageurs National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Voyageurs National Park

Gray Catbird
LC

Gray Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dumetella carolinensis

<5% · Rare
Blue Jay
LC

Blue Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta cristata

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

60–70% · Likely
American Crow
LC

American Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus brachyrhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Chickadee
LC

Black-capped Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile atricapillus

60–70% · Likely
Red-eyed Vireo
LC

Red-eyed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo olivaceus

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Sparrow
LC

White-throated Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia albicollis

50–60% · Likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

50–60% · Likely
Song Sparrow
LC Endemic

Song Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza melodia

50–60% · Likely
Red-breasted Nuthatch
LC

Red-breasted Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta canadensis

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-white Warbler
LC

Black-and-white Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mniotilta varia

40–50% · Likely
Nashville Warbler
LC

Nashville Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Brown Thrasher at Voyageurs National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
7 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
15 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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