LeConte's Thrasher Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesLeConte's Thrasher
Adult
Pale sandy gray overall with unmarked wings, a dark eye, and a curved bill. Often holds its long tail up.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, February 18, 2016Adult
Often walks or runs on the ground with its tail held up in sparsely vegetated desert flats.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryBaja California, December 24, 2020Adult
Long-tailed sandy gray songbird with a long curved bill. About the size of a Northern Mockingbird. Note pale cinnamon undertail coverts and plain wings.
© Evan Buck / Macaulay LibraryArizona, November 09, 2020Adult
Long-tailed, slim songbird with a decurved bill. Sings from exposed perches during the breeding season.
© Brian SullivanCalifornia, January 14, 2005Adult
Pale sandy gray overall with pale cinnamon undertail tail coverts. Found in sparsely vegetated desert areas often with saltbush.
© Justyn Stahl / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 27, 2012Similar SpeciesCrissal Thrasher
Adult
Crissal Thrashers are darker gray with darker cinnamon undertail coverts than LeConte's Thrashers, which are very pale gray with light peachy undertail coverts.
© Dick Dionne / Macaulay LibraryArizona, January 20, 2010Similar SpeciesCalifornia Thrasher
Adult/immature
California Thrashers are darker brown than LeConte's Thrasher, which are a very pale gray.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 09, 2017Similar SpeciesCurve-billed Thrasher
Adult/immature
Curve-billed Thrashers have spotted underparts while LeConte's have clean light gray underparts. Note the yellow eye on Curve-billed but dark on LeConte's.
© 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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