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Brown thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Photo by Mick G
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A bright reddish-brown bird above with thin, dark streaks on its buffy underparts. It has a whitish-colored chest with distinguished teardrop-shaped markings on its chest. Long, rufous tail is rounded with paler corners, and eyes are a brilliant yellow. Its bill is brownish, long, and curves downward.

Habitat:

Transitional area between pine forests and swampy everglade type wetlands.

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Brown Thrasher

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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PublishedApril 6, 2014

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