Georgia brown thrasher. What they look like. Seven additional species are. As of july 2019 there are 425 species definitively included in the official list.
State of georgia and accepted by the checklist and records committee of the georgia ornithological society gosrc. Their heads bodies and tails are a brownish rust color. The brown thrasher is the state bird of georgia.
This list of birds of georgia includes species documented in the us. Way back on april 6 1935 a proclamation by georgia governor eugene talmadge named the brown thrasher the georgia state bird. The brown thrasher toxostoma rufum is a bird in the family mimidae which also includes the new world catbirds and mockingbirdsthe brown thrasher is abundant throughout the eastern and central united states and southern and central canada and it is the only thrasher to live primarily east of the rockies and central texasit is the state bird of georgia.
But that was not official enough for the legislature so on march 20 1970 at the request of the garden clubs of georgia the state legislature named it the official state bird. On april 6 1935 the brown thrasher was first chosen as the georgia state bird by official proclamation of the governor. The joint resolution of the georgia general assembly read.
These birds have long legs bright yellow eyes and bills that are long and straight. The state bird of georgia the brown thrasher is common throughout its range but not as well known as it ought to be. The brown thrasher is the state bird of georgia.
Male and female brown thrashers look alike. Brown thrashers are exuberant singers with one of the largest repertoires of any north american songbird. Brown thrasher sounds all about birds cornell lab of ornithology brown thrashers wear a somewhat severe expression thanks to their heavy slightly downcurved bill and staring yellow eyes and they are the only thrasher species east of texas.
Often seen on the ground the brown thrasher is a bird of woodland edges thickets hedgerows brushy riversides and parks and shrubby backyards. This brown thrasher is obviously nesting in a shurb in a neighorhood. Official state bird of georgia georgias governor first proclaimed the brown thrasher toxostoma rufum as the state bird in 1935 and it was finally recognized by georgia legislature as the official state bird in 1970 at the request of the.
Their bellies are white with black teardrop shaped markings. 1970 joint resolution declaring brown thrasher the official state bird of georgia. It retreats from the northern reaches of its breeding range to spend the winter.
Joint resolution of the georgia general assembly march 20 1970 brown thrasher official state bird bobwhite quail official state game bird.