 A distinctive call is a "loud, rich whistle "cleeooeep"" or "mellow, whistled "tweeooip" or "ooeh""; other calls include "a loud sharp "chak"" and "a very rapid, sharp rattle "chtttr"", and "tsuck" and "verrs" sounds during territorial disputes that resemble calls of its close relative the brown thrasher.The general nesting habitat of long-billed thrashers is amongst dense vegetation with spiny shrubs and trees in order to make the nest inaccessible to potential predators.Nests have also been found in plants such as willows, mesquite, huisache, cacti, or yucca.