Grey Thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum)
About the Grey Thrasher
The gray thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum) is a medium-sized passerine bird belonging to the family Mimidae. It is endemic to the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. The gray thrasher has two subspecies, the nominate T. c. cinereum and T. c. mearnsi. The gray thrasher is 21.4 to 25.0 cm (8.4 to 9.8 in) long. Four males weighed 58.6 to 69.8 g (2.07 to 2.46 oz) and a female 54.4 g (1.92 oz). It is gray-brown above with cinnamon tones on the rump. Its underparts are white with arrow-shaped black spots. The outer tail feathers have white tips. Its eyes are golden yellow. The subspecies are similar, with T. c. mearnsi being somewhat darker overall.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 30 recordings for this species: 21 CC BY-NC-SA · 9 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bendire's ThrasherToxostoma bendireirecording
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufumrecording
- California ThrasherToxostoma redivivumrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.