Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)

Family
Mimidae (Mockingbirds And Thrashers)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Coues, 1873)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, temperate desert. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico, USA (B).

Unknown to Canada.

Population
Estimated population is 170,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through urbanisation and large scale agriculture appear to be the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Slow choppy phrases of semi-musical thrush-like whistles and chattering calls.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) [XC408177]
by Frank Lambert from Mojave National Preserve--Cedar Canyon, San Bernardino County, California, United States (song)

Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) [XC408181]
by Frank Lambert from Mojave National Preserve--Cedar Canyon, San Bernardino County, California, United States (song)

Subspecies
Thought most closely related to, and forming a superspecies with, Grey Thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum). Validity of subspecies has been questioned, as these based on plumage differences that may have a seasonal component (through wear).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

bendirei (Coues, 1873) - Breeds south-eastern USA (southern from south-eastern California, southern Nevada, southern Utah and southern Colorado) south to north-western Mexico (northern Sonora).
candidum van Rossem, 1942 - West-central Sonora (Mexico).
rubricatum van Rossem, 1942 - Interior southern Sonora.

Similar Species
Differs from similar Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) by its smaller size; shorter, straighter bill; paler, yellow iris; small triangular (not round) spots on breast; buffy (not dark) malar; and buff-brown (not grayish) flanks.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bendires Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) - 10 files

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