California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
Thrushes & Thrashers
Uncommon
Year-Round
California Thrasher - Irvine, CA
© Brad Singer
California Thrasher - Point Loma, CA
© Tom Benson
The California Thrasher is an uncommon, year-round resident on campus within the CSUSB Preserve. It is a fairly common breeding resident in coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats in southern California.
High Count: 6, Average Count: 1-2
The California Thrasher is brown overall, with a white throat, orangish undertail coverts, and has a long tail and a long, decurved bill.