Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | mim becut maculat |
| Dutch | Grijze Spotlijster |
| English | Gray Thrasher |
| English (United States) | Gray Thrasher |
| French | Moqueur gris |
| French (France) | Moqueur gris |
| German | Grauspottdrossel |
| Icelandic | Gráþrasi |
| Japanese | ハイイロツグミモドキ |
| Norwegian | bajaspottefugl |
| Polish | przedrzeźniacz szary |
| Russian | Серый пересмешник |
| Serbian | Sivi raznopojac |
| Slovak | drozdec sivý |
| Spanish | Cuitlacoche Ceniciento |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cuicacoche Bajacaliforniano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuitlacoche ceniciento |
| Swedish | grå härmtrast |
| Turkish | Gri Çöpçü |
| Ukrainian | Тремблер сірий |
SPECIES
Gray Thrasher Toxostoma cinereum
Carlos A. Soberanes-González, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Guy M. Kirwan, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published August 7, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published August 7, 2015
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Behavior
Introduction
There is little information on the behavior of Gray Thrasher. As is the case with other species of Toxostoma, it primarily forages on the ground or in the understory (Howell and Webb 1995, Parker et al. 1996). Typically they are skulking, remaining within vegetative cover, but often sing from a high, exposed perch (Howell and Webb 1995).
Territoriality
Little information. Gray Thrasher shows site fidelity (Cody 2005). Territory size varies from 1.5 ha in coastal scrub to 2-2.5 ha in thorn-woodland (Cody 2005).
Sexual Behavior
Little information; Gray Thrasher presumably is at least socially monogamous.
Social and interspecific behavior
Gray Thrasher usually is solitary or in pairs.
Predation
Little information. Bancroft (in Bent 1948) suspected that gopher snake (Pituophis) is a predator on Gray Thrasher nests.