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[[Image:Le_Conte_s_thrasher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Chuck A. Walla in Lower Mojave Nevada about one mile north of Corn Creek station ]]
 
[[Image:Le_Conte_s_thrasher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Chuck A. Walla in Lower Mojave Nevada about one mile north of Corn Creek station ]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
9.25 inches Long, decurved bill, dark eye, pale throat, grey-brown plumage, belly and undertail coverts brown, long dark tail, dark legs. Sexes similar Long, decurved bill and dark eyes.
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L. 9.25 in
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*Long, decurved bill
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*Dark eye
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*Pale throat
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*Grey-brown plumage
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*Belly and undertail coverts brown
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*Long dark tail
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*Dark legs
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Sexes similar
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Breeding====
 
It builds a cup-like nest low to the ground in a dense shrub. Incubation lasts 14 to 20 days; young fledge 12 to 15 days after hatching. Double broods are common.  
 
It builds a cup-like nest low to the ground in a dense shrub. Incubation lasts 14 to 20 days; young fledge 12 to 15 days after hatching. Double broods are common.  
 
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====Diet====
Diet includes seeds, insects, and small vertebrates; it will also take small bird eggs.  
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Includes seeds, insects, and small vertebrates; it will also take small bird eggs.  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Toxostoma+lecontei}}
 
{{GSearch|Toxostoma+lecontei}}
 
[[Category:Birds]]
 
[[Category:Birds]]

Revision as of 15:48, 30 December 2007

Toxostoma lecontei
Photo by Chuck A. Walla in Lower Mojave Nevada about one mile north of Corn Creek station

Identification

L. 9.25 in

  • Long, decurved bill
  • Dark eye
  • Pale throat
  • Grey-brown plumage
  • Belly and undertail coverts brown
  • Long dark tail
  • Dark legs

Sexes similar

Distribution

Southwestern United States.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Arid desert

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a cup-like nest low to the ground in a dense shrub. Incubation lasts 14 to 20 days; young fledge 12 to 15 days after hatching. Double broods are common.

Diet

Includes seeds, insects, and small vertebrates; it will also take small bird eggs.

External Links

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