Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
About the Curve-billed Thrasher
The curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) is a medium-sized mimid native to most of Mexico and to the deserts of southwestern United States. It is a non-migratory species, and throughout most of its range it is the most common desert thrasher. Several subspecies have been classified since 1827, though there is no consensus on the number. Allopatric speciation is believed to have played a major role in the variations of the curve-billed. It is grey-brown overall with a slightly curved bill, and is similar in appearance to the related Bendire's thrasher. It generally resides in desert regions of the United States and Mexico, but can inhabit areas predominately populated by humans.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 806 recordings for this species: 156 CC BY-NC-SA · 8 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC. 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, United States 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.