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| − | {{ | + | [[Image:Long-billed_Thrasher_Stanley.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{User|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Harlingen Arroyo Colorado, Harlingen, Hidalgo County, [[Texas]], [[USA]], April-2019]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Toxostoma|Toxostoma]] longirostre | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Long-billed_Thrasher.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo © by {{User|Fernando+Cerra|Fernando Cerra}}<br />Photographed at the Sabal Palm Sancuary in southern [[Texas]], April 2004 ]] | |
| + | 26 cm (10¼ in)<br /> | ||
| + | *Long tail | ||
| + | *Long de-curved bill<br /> | ||
| + | Nominate | ||
| + | *Greyish cheeks | ||
| + | *Greyish-brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Whitish underparts with black streak | ||
| + | *Orance eyes | ||
| + | *Two white wing bars<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes are similar | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Compare with the [[Brown Thrasher]] of eastern [[North America]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southern and western [[Texas]] and north-eastern [[Mexico]]. | ||
| − | + | Accidental vagrant to [[Colorado]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | [[ | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> consisting of two subspecies: | |
| + | *''T. l. sennetti'': | ||
| + | :*Arid southern [[Texas]] to north-eastern [[Mexico]] | ||
| + | *''T. l. longirostre'': | ||
| + | :*East Mexico (north-eastern Querétaro to northern Puebla and central Veracruz) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Riparian woodland. Brushy woodland; dense shrubs and thorny thickets. Occurs up to 1500 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They eat a variety of insects, such as grasshoppers, beetles, crickets, ants and moths. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They are [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]] and may raise two broods each year. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Toxostoma+longirostre}} | {{GSearch|Toxostoma+longirostre}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Toxostoma]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Toxostoma]] | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 21 May 2019
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Harlingen Arroyo Colorado, Harlingen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA, April-2019
Harlingen Arroyo Colorado, Harlingen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA, April-2019
- Toxostoma longirostre
Identification
26 cm (10¼ in)
- Long tail
- Long de-curved bill
Nominate
- Greyish cheeks
- Greyish-brown upperparts
- Whitish underparts with black streak
- Orance eyes
- Two white wing bars
Sexes are similar
Similar Species
Compare with the Brown Thrasher of eastern North America
Distribution
Southern and western Texas and north-eastern Mexico.
Accidental vagrant to Colorado.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of two subspecies:
- T. l. sennetti:
- T. l. longirostre:
- East Mexico (north-eastern Querétaro to northern Puebla and central Veracruz)
Habitat
Riparian woodland. Brushy woodland; dense shrubs and thorny thickets. Occurs up to 1500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat a variety of insects, such as grasshoppers, beetles, crickets, ants and moths.
Breeding
They are monogamous and may raise two broods each year.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-billed Thrasher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-billed_Thrasher
