LeConte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)
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LeConte's Thrasher

Toxostoma lecontei Lawrence, 1851

62 gWeight

LeConte's thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei) is a pale bird found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

Busiest months: September · Most records: United States, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

LeConte's Thrasher has been recorded at 7 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Piute PondsUnited States1,168 records
  2. China Lake NAWS – Sewage PondsUnited States586 records
  3. Desert NWR – Corn CreekUnited States147 records
More places
  1. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve & Covington ParkUnited States15 records
  2. Henderson Bird Viewing PreserveUnited States10 records
  3. Laguna San IgnacioMexico6 records
  4. Floyd Lamb Park at Tule SpringsUnited States3 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United StatesMexico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

LeConte's thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei) is a pale bird found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It prefers to live in deserts with very little vegetation, where it blends in with the sandy soils. LeConte's thrashers are nonmigratory birds that reside in the same territory annually.

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Questions

How big is the LeConte's Thrasher?

The LeConte's Thrasher weighs around 62 g.

Where does the LeConte's Thrasher live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States and Mexico.

When is the best time to see the LeConte's Thrasher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in September (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the LeConte's Thrasher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the LeConte's Thrasher as Least Concern.

What does the LeConte's Thrasher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the LeConte's Thrasher in?

It belongs to the family Mockingbirds, Thrashers (Mimidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
62 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
96 mm
Tail
115 mm
Bill
37 mm
Tarsus
31 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Toxostoma

Other birds in the genus Toxostoma

Brown ThrasherBrown ThrasherToxostoma rufumLong-billed ThrasherLong-billed ThrasherToxostoma longirostreCozumel ThrasherCozumel ThrasherToxostoma guttatumGrey ThrasherGrey ThrasherToxostoma cinereumBendire's ThrasherBendire's ThrasherToxostoma bendireiOcellated ThrasherOcellated ThrasherToxostoma ocellatumCurve-billed ThrasherCurve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostreCalifornia ThrasherCalifornia ThrasherToxostoma redivivumCrissal ThrasherCrissal ThrasherToxostoma crissaleGrey CatbirdGrey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
LeConte's Thrasher

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