Bird · GBIF taxon 5231713
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivumThe California Thrasher is a long-tailed brown songbird with a strongly curved bill and pale eye. It runs and hops beneath dense scrub, sweeping leaf litter aside for food before singing rich phrases from a high perch.
Chaparral BirdLeaf-litter ForagerLong Bill
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Beetles
- Ants
- Spiders
Predators
- Cooper's Hawks
- Snakes
- Domestic cats
ThreatsScrub clearing, intense wildfire, invasive plants, domestic cats, and habitat fragmentation
HabitatsChaparral, coastal scrub, oak woodland edges, dense gardens, and brushy slopes
Life spanOften several years; some wild individuals live more than eight years
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- FamilyMimidae
- SpeciesToxostoma redivivum
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Keep to trails so hidden nests and dense scrub cover remain undisturbed.
Responsible observation
- Listen: Follow long varied phrases delivered from a shrub top.
- Look: Watch beneath cover for a curved bill tossing leaf litter.
- Distance: Do not push through brush to approach a singing bird.
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