Crissal Thrasher Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesCrissal Thrasher
Adult
Large, long-tailed bird with a curved bill. Grayish brown overall with a black and white mustache stripe. The undertail coverts are a rich cinnamon color.
© Adam Dudley / Macaulay LibraryNevada, November 23, 2020Adult
Large with a long tail and curved bill. Brownish gray overall with a black and white mustache stripe.
© Ad Konings / Macaulay LibraryTexas, December 15, 2019Adult
Large with a long tail and cinnamon undertail coverts. Brown overall with a black and white mustache stripe.
© Stephan Skaarup Båsen Lund / Macaulay LibraryArizona, March 29, 2018Adult
Found in desert washes, riparian thickets, and dry scrubby areas. Usually found on or near the ground in dense vegetation, but will perch up to sing during the breeding season.
© Bradley Hacker 🦜 / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, November 24, 2018Similar SpeciesLeConte's Thrasher
Adult
LeConte's Thrashers are paler gray than Crissal Thrashers with a dark (not yellow) eye.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, February 18, 2016Similar SpeciesCalifornia Thrasher
Adult/immature
California Thrashers are more brown than the gray Crissal Thrasher. They have a dark eye and a plain face whereas Crissal Thrashers have a yellow eye and a black mustache line.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 09, 2017Similar SpeciesCurve-billed Thrasher
Adult/immature
Curve-billed Thrashers have spotting on their belly that Crissal Thrashers don't have.
© Tom Benson / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, December 05, 2015Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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Mockingbirds and Thrashers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Mimidae)
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