Crissal Thrasher
Toxostoma crissale Henry, 1858
Mimidae — Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Crissal Thrasher, Toxostoma crissale, is a passerine of the Mimidae family that breeds in south-west USA and northern and central Mexico. It was first described by Henry in 1858. In North America and Middle America it is associated with the south-western United States and central Mexico. It is a thrasher of desert streams and thick cover, including mesquite, willow, scrub oak, manzanita and canyon chaparral. It has a deeply curved bill and dull yellow eyes, and its name comes from the bright area between the tail and vent.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mimidae — Mockingbirds, Thrashers
- Breeding range
- North America, Middle America: sw USA and n, c Mexico
