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The brown thrasher (''Toxostoma rufum'') is a bird in the family Mimidae, which also includes the New World catbirds and mockingbirds. The dispersal of the brown thrasher is abundant throughout the eastern and central United States, southern and central Canada, and is the only thrasher to live primarily east of the Rockies and central Texas. It is the state bird of Georgia. As a member of the genus ''Toxostoma'', the bird is a large-sized thrasher. It has brown upper parts with a white under part with dark streaks. Because of this, it is often confused with the smaller wood thrush (''Hylocichla mustelina''), among other species. The brown thrasher is noted for having over 1000 song types, and the largest song repertoire of birds. However, each note is usually repeated in two or three phrases. The brown thrasher is an omnivore, with its diet ranging from insects to fruits and nuts. The usual nesting areas are shrubs, small trees, or at times on ground level. Brown thrashers are generally inconspicuous but territorial birds, especially when defending their nests, and will attack species as large as humans. == Taxonomy and naming == The brown thrasher was originally described by Linnaeus in his 18th century work ''Systema Naturae'' as ''Turdus rufus''. The species name is the Latin adjective ''rufus'' "red". Although not in the thrush family, this bird is sometimes erroneously called the brown thrush. The name misconception could be because the word ''thrasher'' is believed to derive from the word ''thrush''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Origin of the Common Names of Wisconsin Birds )〕 The naturalist Mark Catesby called it the fox-coloured thrush.〔 Genetic studies have found that the brown thrasher is most closely related to the long-billed and Cozumel thrashers (''T. longirostre'' & ''guttatum''), within the genus ''Toxostoma''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brown thrasher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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