Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusToxostoma (Typical Thrashers)
- SpeciesToxostoma rufum (Brown Thrasher)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
📅 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 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Thrasher in Everglades National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Brown Thrasher sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 561 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Thrasher in Everglades National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Brown Thrasher in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.