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The pearly-eyed thrasher is the largest species in the Mimidae, growing to 28 to 30 cm (11 to 11.8 inches) in length.
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When to see the Pearly-eyed Thrasher
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pearly-eyed Thrasher
The map shades 20 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.
About the Pearly-eyed Thrasher
The pearly-eyed thrasher is a bird in the thrasher family Mimidae. It is found on many Caribbean islands, from the Bahamas in the north to the Grenadines in the south, with an isolated subspecies on Bonaire.
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Easily confused with
Chilean MockingbirdMimus thencaThe Chilean mockingbird is 28 to 29 cm (11.0 to 11.4 in) long and weighs 66 g (2.3 oz).
Blue MockingbirdMelanotis caerulescensMeasuring 9.5–10.5 in (24–27 cm) in length, and weighing between 50.2 and 59.7 g (1.77 and 2.11 oz), the blue mockingbird is a medium-sized mimid.
Side by side: Chilean Mockingbird vs Pearly-eyed Thrasher · Crissal Thrasher vs Pearly-eyed Thrasher · Blue Mockingbird vs Pearly-eyed Thrasher
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