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Bird call
California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) call
A loud, rambling song of rich phrases, each repeated once or twice, from the top of a bush.
Listen to the California Thrasher call
A field recording of the California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) by Cricket Raspet, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the California Thrasher in scrub and garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the California Thrasher
These birds belong to the mimid family, like the California Thrasher, so their calls can sound alike.
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Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Endless strings of borrowed phrases, each repeated three or more times, often all night.
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Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
A rambling, scratchy jumble of notes, each sung once, and a cat-like mew call.
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Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
A long song of varied phrases, each usually sung twice: plant-a-seed, plant-a-seed.
Questions
Questions about the California Thrasher
What does the California Thrasher sound like?
A loud, rambling song of rich phrases, each repeated once or twice, from the top of a bush. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the California Thrasher?
Northern Mockingbird, Gray Catbird and Brown Thrasher sound similar.
Where can I hear the California Thrasher?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of California course.
How can I learn the California Thrasher call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 9: Southern California. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the California Thrasher in its Birds of California course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the California Thrasher comes in Level 9: Southern California. That Level is about palm-lined streets, sage scrub and rocky canyons.
Learn it with these birds in Level 9 of Birds of California
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Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
A sharp, rising wheet and a hurried, chattering warble from palm trees.
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Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
A loud, burry chi-bew or ka-beer from treetops and wires.
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California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
A kitten-like, rising and falling zeeer mew from coastal sage scrub.
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Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
A bright, scratchy run of paired notes that speeds up, from a brushy hillside.
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Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
A cascade of clear, sweet notes that slides down the scale and echoes off cliffs.
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Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
A rolling ka-brick and a soft, burry prrt from oak and scrub.
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
A dry, jumbled, chattering song and a nasal dear-dear-dear from rocky, grassy slopes.
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