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Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Margarops fuscatus
Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus) is a member of the Mimidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 98.4 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 Margarops
- Species fuscatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 98.4 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Mimidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Endangered
Vulnerable
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus) is a species of bird in the Mimidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across North America. Its distribution covers NA West Indies.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 98.4 g, with a wing length of about 13.2 cm and a tail of around 11.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 21,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pearly-eyed Thrasher?
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 98.4 g.
Where does the Pearly-eyed Thrasher live?
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is found across North America with a range covering NA West Indies, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Pearly-eyed Thrasher belong to?
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus) belongs to the Mimidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Pearly-eyed Thrasher eat?
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Pearly-eyed Thrasher migrate?
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Pearly-eyed 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 Pearly-eyed Thrasher make?
1 real field recording of the Pearly-eyed Thrasher — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pearly-eyed Thrasher's range?
The Pearly-eyed Thrasher has a mapped global range of about 21,000 km².
Conservation
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