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Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
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BirdsIn Franklin County, Ohio

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Brown Thrasher in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Mimidae
Genus
Toxostoma
Near Franklin County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (24)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (56)
  • Recorded, season not shown (7)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Brown Thrasher by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Athens County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga County55 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Franklin County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hamilton County56 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lucas County60 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Stark County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Summit County105 · Season shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Franklin County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 25 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 25 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Brown Thrasher in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Brown ThrasherYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000417
Jan 11–1700236
Jan 18–2400236
Jan 25–3100236
Feb 1–700244
Feb 8–1400360
Feb 15–2100270
Feb 22–2800401
Mar 1–700483
Mar 8–1400567
Mar 15–2111561
Mar 22–2800750
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,310
Apr 5–11001,456
Apr 12–18742,408
Apr 19–25752,525
Apr 26 – May 2002,812
May 3–9112,785
May 10–16112,381
May 17–23212,651
May 24–30002,735
May 31 – Jun 6002,861
Jun 7–13002,986
Jun 14–20112,980
Jun 21–27003,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4003,121
Jul 5–11113,399
Jul 12–18003,754
Jul 19–25003,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1003,347
Aug 2–8003,803
Aug 9–15003,507
Aug 16–22113,137
Aug 23–29003,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5003,487
Sep 6–12003,215
Sep 13–19113,368
Sep 20–26002,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3003,624
Oct 4–10002,701
Oct 11–17112,107
Oct 18–24001,201
Oct 25–31001,123
Nov 1–700789
Nov 8–1400798
Nov 15–2100468
Nov 22–2800522
Nov 29 – Dec 500225
Dec 6–1200234
Dec 13–1900392
Dec 20–2600254
Dec 27 – Jan 200422

In Ohio

Early April to mid-September, middle week May 10–16

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 878 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 576 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Brown Thrasher in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Brown ThrasherYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10226,211
Jan 11–17225,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–213212,620
Mar 22–283213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4251019,661
Apr 5–1148826,860
Apr 12–18771039,925
Apr 19–25881041,623
Apr 26 – May 274956,391
May 3–9731052,952
May 10–16731053,785
May 17–2358857,698
May 24–30421054,651
May 31 – Jun 637753,099
Jun 7–1320753,700
Jun 14–2030856,625
Jun 21–2717755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 417858,477
Jul 5–1130861,336
Jul 12–1817864,722
Jul 19–2523869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 110759,416
Aug 2–811559,712
Aug 9–154355,994
Aug 16–224454,328
Aug 23–297651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 58557,167
Sep 6–129759,075
Sep 13–1920954,543
Sep 20–2620945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 37643,180
Oct 4–102137,841
Oct 11–173230,824
Oct 18–241121,156
Oct 25–313219,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26215,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos102 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina74 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus72 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus56 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius56 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 2 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed48%49%
Farmland22%11%
Forest16%31%
Wetland10%5%
Barren3%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.8%0.9%
Open water0.6%3%

From 359 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Toxostoma rufum rufumEastern Brown Thrashersubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Brown Thrasher's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

878 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.