Secure Shopping
 California
ThrasherThe California Thrasher is a large slender thrasher with a long, deeply curved bill. It is dark brown above with a lighter gray-brown breast and buff-brown undertail coverts. It has dark brown eyes, an indistinct light brown eyebrow and a dark mustache. The song of the California Thrasher is similar to that of the Northern Mockingbird, but harsher, more halting and less repetitious while its call is a low harsh chuck and a throaty quip. It is an expert mimic. The California Thrasher digs in the soil and turns over leaves with its bill in search of food. It eats a diet consisting of insects, spiders, seeds of berries, hazelnuts, weed seeds and small fruits. It builds a large, well-concealed loose cup nest near the ground in a large bush or scrubby tree. The California Thrasher is a year-round resident in California west of the Sierra Nevada. It prefers chaparral, foothills and dense shrubs in parks or gardens. California Thrasher Range Map |
|