Crissal Thrasher
Toxostoma crissale
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusToxostoma (Typical Thrashers)
- SpeciesToxostoma crissale (Crissal Thrasher)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Long-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma longirostre
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crissal Thrasher in Big Bend National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Crissal Thrasher sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 706 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crissal Thrasher in Big Bend National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Crissal Thrasher in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.