Strong legs and a long, decurved bill give Curve-billed Thrashers the perfect tools for hunting insects in the punishing deserts, canyons, and brushlands that are its home. That long bill also keeps long-legged insect prey at a safe distance and comes in handy for foraging and nesting among spiny plants, especially cacti.
Strong legs and a long, decurved bill give Curve-billed Thrashers the perfect tools for hunting insects in the punishing deserts, canyons, and brushlands that are its home. That long bill also keeps long-legged insect prey at a safe distance and comes in handy for foraging and nesting among spiny plants, especially cacti. 
CurveBilled Thrasher National Geographic
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Of the various thrashers in the southwestern deserts, the Curve-bill is the most familiar and most often seen. It makes itself more conspicuous than the rest, dashing about in the open, calling a loud whit-wheet! from the tops of mesquites. 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. [2] Curve-billed Thrasher - eBird Long-tailed with decurved bill and fairly faint round spots on breast and belly. Grayish-brown overall with paler throat and orangey undertail. Eye color varies from yellow to orange. Lurks around cactus and desert shrubs. Most common thrasher in suburban yards and parks in the southwest U.S. and Mexico.Strong legs and a long, decurved bill give Curve-billed Thrashers the perfect tools for hunting insects in the punishing deserts, canyons, and brushlands that are its home. That long bill also keeps long-legged insect prey at a safe distance and comes in handy for foraging and nesting among spiny plants, especially cacti.
Curvebilled Thrasher eBird
Curve-Billed Thrasher Scientific Name: Toxostoma curvirostre Type: Birds Size: Length: 11 inches IUCN Red List Status: ? Least concern LC NT VU EN CR EW EX Least Concern Extinct Current. The Curve-billed Thrasher's large, black bill is used to search for insects and seeds, fruits, and berries, in the soil and in cactus flowers. Is it true that the Curve-billed Thrasher sings at night when the moon is full? Has it been scientifically proven that this bird never sings the same song twice? Curve-billed Thrasher: English (United States) Curve-billed Thrasher: French: Moqueur à bec courbe: French (France) Moqueur à bec courbe: German: Krummschnabel-Spottdrossel: Icelandic: Bogþrasi: Japanese: Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Length: 11 in. (28 cm ) A common garden bird in desert cities and suburbs, this thrasher also inhabits remote and dry desert areas. It tosses leaves and dry vegetation on the ground far to the side with its long, sickle-shaped bill and uncovers the spiders, snails, insects it likes to eat.
Curvebilled Thrasher Bird Watching Academy
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. The curve-billed thrasher, which forages on the ground beneath shrubs and cacti, is about a foot in length and generally grayish brown in color. It has robust legs, feet and bill - typical of ground-foraging birds - which it uses to shuffle through plant litter and dig into the soil in its search for seeds and insects. The Curve-billed Thrasher's bill is long and strong to help it probe the soil for food.Despite having strong legs, it does not scratch the ground like a towhee. Curve-billed Thrasher pairs maintain permanent territories. Curve-billed Thrashers nest relatively early in the year, mostly from February through May, probably to beat the hot, dry summer weather of the southwestern U.S. The Curve-billed Thrasher is a common resident of semi-open areas dominated by thorny shrubs, mesquite, cactus and yucca. Densities of 90 birds per 100 ha (247 acres) and 76 nests in 99 ha have been recorded in southern Texas (Fischer 1980, 1981). Curve-bills adapt well to humans and often forage in gardens, visit feeders, and nest near rural.
