Gray thrasher
| Gray thrasher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Mimidae |
| Genus: | Toxostoma |
| Species: | T. cinereum |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxostoma cinereum (Xantus de Vesey, 1860) | |
The gray thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum) is a medium-sized passerine bird belonging to the family Mimidae like the other thrashers. It is endemic to the Baja California peninsula in Mexico where it occurs from the tip of the peninsula north to 31°N on the west coast and 29°N on the east coast. It inhabits desert scrubland.
It is about 25 cm long. It is gray-brown above while the underparts are white with arrow-shaped black spots. The outer tail-feathers have white tips.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Toxostoma cinereum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Peterson, Roger Tory & Edward L. Chalif (1973) A Field Guide to Mexican Birds, Houghton Mifflin.
- van Perlo, Ber (2006) A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Central America, Collins.
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