Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusOreoscoptes
- SpeciesOreoscoptes montanus (Sage Thrasher)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
Le Conte's Thrasher
Toxostoma lecontei
Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
📅 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 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sage Thrasher in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Sage Thrasher sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sage Thrasher in Joshua Tree National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Sage Thrasher in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.