Toxostoma

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Toxostoma is a genus of New World thrashers in the family Mimidae, known for their long curved bills, strong vocal abilities, and often arid or scrubland habitats in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
behavior often sings from exposed perches
uses bill to dig in soil and leaf litter
characteristic ground-foraging behavior
long curved bill
strong vocal abilities
class Aves
commonName New World thrashers
conservationStatus most species of least concern
diet arthropods
fruits
insects
seeds
distribution Baja California
surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Mexico
southwestern United States
family Mimidae
firstDescribedBy Jean Cabanis
includesSpecies Toxostoma crissale
surface form: Toxostoma albigula

Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toxostoma arenicola

Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toxostoma bendirei

Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toxostoma cinereum

Toxostoma crissale
Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toxostoma curvirostre

Toxostoma guttatum
Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toxostoma lecontei

Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toxostoma longirostre

Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toxostoma ocellatum

Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Toxostoma redivivum

Toxostoma rufum
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior mostly resident or short-distance migrant
nativeTo North America
order Passeriformes
parentTaxon Mimidae
phylum Chordata
reproduction lays eggs in open cup nests
suborder Passeri
superfamily Muscicapoidea
taxonAuthor Jean Cabanis
taxonRank genus
threats habitat loss
urbanization
typicalHabitat arid habitats
desert scrub
scrubland
vocalization complex songs
mimicry of other bird species

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Brown thrasher genus Toxostoma
Toxostoma rufum parentTaxon Toxostoma
Toxostoma includesSpecies Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toxostoma longirostre
Toxostoma includesSpecies Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toxostoma curvirostre
Toxostoma includesSpecies Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toxostoma bendirei
Toxostoma includesSpecies Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toxostoma cinereum
Toxostoma includesSpecies Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toxostoma lecontei
Toxostoma includesSpecies Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toxostoma redivivum
Toxostoma includesSpecies Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toxostoma ocellatum
Toxostoma includesSpecies Toxostoma self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Toxostoma arenicola