Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Toxostoma Higher classification Toxostoma | Phylum Chordata Family Mimidae Scientific name Toxostoma redivivum Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, California towhee, Wrentit, Toxostoma, Le Conte's thrasher | ||
California thrasher song
The California thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) is a large thrasher found primarily in chaparral habitat in California and Baja California. Similar to the crissal and Le Conte's thrashers in habit, the California thrasher is the only species of Toxostoma throughout most of its limited range. Like most thrashers, it rarely flies in the open, preferring to keep hidden in dense brush. Therefore, while it is common throughout much of its range, it is rarely seen.
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At about 12 in (30 cm) and nearly 85 g (3.0 oz), the California thrasher is the largest species of mimid. It is generally brown, with buffy underparts and undertail (unlike the crissal). It has a dark cheek pattern and eye-line, and unlike most thrashers, has dark eyes. The California thrasher eats insects and small invertebrates.
Singing california thrasher
