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Ocellated Thrasher
Toxostoma ocellatum
Ocellated Thrasher (Toxostoma ocellatum) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Ocellated Thrasher (Toxostoma ocellatum) is a member of the Mimidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 84.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Mimidae Mockingbirds, Thrashers
- Genus Toxostoma
- Species ocellatum
Quick facts
- Weight
- 84.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Mimidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Ocellated Thrasher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Ocellated Thrasher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Ocellated Thrasher (Toxostoma ocellatum) is a species of bird in the Mimidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA Mexico.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 84.3 g, with a wing length of about 10.4 cm and a tail of around 13.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 89,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Ocellated Thrasher?
The Ocellated Thrasher is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 84.3 g.
Where does the Ocellated Thrasher live?
The Ocellated Thrasher is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Ocellated Thrasher belong to?
The Ocellated Thrasher (Toxostoma ocellatum) belongs to the Mimidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Ocellated Thrasher eat?
The Ocellated Thrasher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Ocellated Thrasher migrate?
The Ocellated Thrasher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Ocellated Thrasher endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Ocellated Thrasher make?
1 real field recording of the Ocellated Thrasher — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Ocellated Thrasher's range?
The Ocellated Thrasher has a mapped global range of about 89,000 km².
Conservation
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