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Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Description:

Medium thrasher, rufous upperparts, black-streaked, pale brown underparts. Eyes are yellow. Brown-black bill curves down, lower mandible has pale base. Wings have two white and black bars. Tail is long and red-brown. Legs and feet are brown. Fast flight on shallow, rapid wing beats.

Habitat:

Urban

Notes:

Thanks for everyone who participated in this quiz. ;)

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25 Comments (1–25)

Daniele :-) you remember too :-D

CoastalJHawk
CoastalJHawk 12 years ago

I just had one in the backyard. I was happy to see something new! The mocking bird was not happy.

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Thanks Antonio. That's the way I had intended it to be. :)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

thanks Lyam and i forgot to tell that the photo is very artist,minimalist,like a japonese old painting,to me it's perfect like this :)

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Yes, the Brown Thrasher is Georgia's state bird. I can't believe some people want to change it to the Cornish Chicken!
Well done, Antonio!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

And congrats to Georgia people for such a good choise to the Georgia state bird

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

Thanks every one,it was the bill:)yes,i make id observation here for project atlas(european bird censes)and many times we only se a fraccion of a second of the bird silouet,or the bird silouet cut in the sky,so you have to memorize the shape diferences quickly,i remark in the bill,big bill sligtly curved and then i went to wikipedia following the Lyam tips seing images of north american birds,a little of work,a little of beginner's luky,now i presume all of us are waiting for a quiz photo the times in times from you Lyam,our super specialist(an inciclopedia:),thanks for sharing this idea

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

So this bird is the symbol of Georgia. Congratulations Antonio!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

I was just going to type in Brown Thrasher...It was the bill.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Georgia state bird?

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

The winner is Antonio! Toxostoma rufum, Brown Thrasher, is the correct answer! Thanks for playing everyone. :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Turdus olivaceus

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Catbird.

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Turdus merula

DonnaPomeroy
DonnaPomeroy 12 years ago

Northern Mockingbird

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

A color picture would be nice :>)

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Dumetella carolinensis

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

Toxostoma rufum

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

It seems is not common in Brazil... let´s try Catharus minimus...

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Emma, Robins are part of the Turdus group, so not a robin.
Rubens, very close! Not a Mimus, but it's in the Mimic Thrush family.

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Mimus ?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

robin

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Thanks, Antonio.
Rubens, not a Turdus thrush, but close.

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

hummm... Turdus sp ?

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

Lyam if it was in Portugal i would have some chances,if it was here i would say it was a Bee-eater,in georgia i realy dont know,but i like your id quest idea:)

Liam
Spotted by
Liam

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Mar 5, 2012
Submitted on Mar 10, 2012

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