The northern mockingbird is a well-known member of a family of birds called mimic thrushes. It lives here all year and, true to its name, imitates the songs of other ...

Their scientific family name is Mimidae, which means mimic. The male birds singing their territorial statements for hours on end are mimicking other birds in the neighborhood.

Yet the two birds are in the same Mimidae, or mimic, family of birds. Unlike a mockingbird that mimics other bird songs and ambient sounds like doorbells, the brown thrasher only occasionally ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AGFC) - The Brown Thrasher is a common bird throughout Arkansas, year-round. They are in the same family as the Northern Mockingbird, and though their plumage is quite different ...

The tail, however, is the thrasher’s most distinctive feature; indeed, the term “thrasher” probably derives from the bird’s vigorous twitching of its tail when nervous or angry.

Bendire’s thrashers are the last thrasher species to be described in the continental United ... The 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report named Bendire’s thrashers one of the country’s 42 Red Alert ...

The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...

Name: Brown thrasher . Description: The brown thrasher is a large bird, 9 to 12 inches long with a reddish brown upper body and a white belly streaked with brown. Although it's fairly common, it t… ...

Each bird you see is a mystery for your family to solve. And like any detective, you have to search for clues and gather evidence to help you solve each mystery. Here are things to look for.