Crissal Thrasher (us-RGV)
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Regional Information
Range, Abundance, and Seasonal Variations
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General Information
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Size
Length: 32cm (12.5in), Wingspan: ??cm (??in)
Field Marks
Long, decurved bill, dark eye, pale throat, dark gray-brown plumage, belly and undertail coverts rusty, long dark tail, dark legs. Sexes similar.
Similar species
Le Conte's Thrasher is paler and lacks rusty undertail coverts. California Thrasher has a paler supercilium and darker cheeks. The ranges of California and Crissal Thrashers do not overlap much. Other thrashers have spotted underparts and pale eyes.
Sounds
Feeding & Behavior
Seldom flies in the open.
Habitat & Nesting
Found near desert streams in dense underbrush, and in the low desert near canyon chaparral.
Range
Found in the southwestern United States to central Mexico.
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