Brown thrashers are said to be omnivorous because they eat insects, fruits, and nuts for their survival and nutrition. More than half of their diet portion is based on insects like caterpillars, beetles, etc.

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Brown thrashers can be found in central and southeastern United States and in Southeastern Canada. Brown thrashers are migratory birds. They migrate in the season of winter. Brown thrashers can live in a variety of habitats. 

They live in thickets, woodland edges, and in dense brushes. They also populate areas such as agricultural lands and suburban areas. 

The average weight of an adult brown thrasher is about 23.5-30.5 cm in length with a wingspan of 29-33 cm. The average weight of an adult brown thrasher is about 68 grams. The longest lifespan of a brown thrasher is about 12 years; otherwise, many birds died due to parasites and diseases.

Insects and bugs

Brown thrashers eat different insects and bugs. Also, Brown thrashers can eat worms like earthworms and mealworms. Brown thrashers also eat beetles, snails, caterpillars, mosquitoes, ants, grasshoppers, and true bugs. Brown thrashers will eat cicadas, spiders, and sometimes they also eat lizards, frogs, and snakes. Sometimes brown thrashers also try to numb hummingbirds and eat them.

Fruits and flowers

Brown thrashers eat a variety of nuts, fruits, and flowers. Brown thrashers forage in wild berries such as American elderberry and wild blackberry. Brown thrashers can eat wild fruits like common juniper, black gum, eastern red cedar, hackberry, red mulberry, hawthorn, sassafras, etc.

Sometimes brown thrashers also visit bird feeders in the backyards and eat birdseed such as sunflower seeds and safflower seeds in the feeders. Brown thrashers also eat wild nuts, suet, and peanuts. Brown thrashers eat eastern white pine seeds, acorns, and cracked corn.

What brown thrashers birds don’t eat?

Brown thrashers birds don’t eat dead and decaying meat of animals. Brown thrashers don’t eat dead plant matter.