Toxostoma lecontei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
LeConte's thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei) is a pale bird found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It prefers to live in deserts with very little vegetation, where it blends in with the sandy soils. LeConte's thrashers are nonmigratory birds that reside in the same territory annually. Although the species has been decreasing in certain areas of its range, in particular California, it still is abundant enough to not be considered for vulnerable status.
These birds are terrestrial and only fly occasionally. Both sexes are heavily involved in the nest building, incubating, and brooding process, though each alternates with primary responsibility of the tasks. LeConte's thrashers frequently compete with species such as the northern mockingbird, loggerhead shrike and greater roadrunner, as well as being potential prey for the latter.
LeConte's thrasher is named after Dr. John Lawrence LeConte, an entomologist who eventually became president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. There are two subspecies: T.l. lecontei (Lawrence, 1851) – range is from southwestern United States (south central and eastern California, southwest Utah, and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Le Conte's Thrasher sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 141 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Le Conte's Thrasher in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May, July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Le Conte's Thrasher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Le Conte's Thrasher sightings, Joshua Tree National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Le Conte's Thrasher is recorded against all the birds logged in Joshua Tree National Park (115 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
