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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Code 4
CBTH
Code 6
TOXCUR
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Curved (up or down)
Eye Color:
Bright red or yellow next to pupil and with orange outer ring.
Head pattern:
Plain, Malar or malar stripe
Crown Color:
Gray-brown
Forehead Color:
Gray-brown
Nape Color:
Gray-brown
Throat Color:
White with gray wash.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
24-29 cm (9.5-11.5 in)
Weight:
79 g (2.8 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Gray
Underparts:
Buff-gray
Upperparts:
Gray-brown
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Spotted or speckled, Solid
Breast Pattern:
Spotted or speckled
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Long flights are swift and direct on rapidly beating wings. Shorter flights are several rapid shallow wing beats followed by brief periods of wings at sides or short glide.
Wingspan Range:
36 cm (14 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid with white to gray-buff edging.
Upper Tail:
Gray-brown
Under Tail:
Gray with white tip.
Leg Color:
Dark brown
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
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