Bendire's Thrasher

25 cm (10") Fairly common. Southwestern United States. Bushy desert, open farmlands, grasslands.

Gray upperparts. Mottled or spotted breast. Yellow eye. White at tips of tail. Similar Curved-bill Thrasher has a longer, more curved bill.

Song: warbled melodies with phrases repeated one to three times.

Bendire's Thrasher distribution map

Toxostoma bendirei