Bendire's Thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei (Coues, 1873)
Mimidae — Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Bendire's Thrasher, Toxostoma bendirei, breeds in south-western North America, including the south-western USA and north-western Mexico. It is a thrasher of brushy deserts, valleys and other dry country, and it is often confused with the curve-billed thrasher. A shorter bill helps separate mature birds, while yellow eyes and a pale base to the lower bill are also useful marks. It has a long tail and a medium-sized bill, and the tail tips are white. The species was described by Coues in 1873.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mimidae — Mockingbirds, Thrashers
- Breeding range
- North America, Middle America: sw USA and nw Mexico
