Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre)
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Long-billed Thrasher

Toxostoma longirostre (Lafresnaye, 1838)

68 gWeight

The long-billed thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) is a medium-sized resident songbird of South Texas and eastern Mexico.

Busiest months: April and November · Most records: United States, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April and November · Most records: United States, Mexico

Long-billed Thrasher has been recorded at 37 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Estero Llano Grande SP WBCUnited States18,078 records
  2. Bentsen-Rio Grande Val. SP WBC (Mission)United States11,132 records
  3. Santa Ana NWRUnited States10,464 records
More places
  1. Quinta Mazatlan WBCUnited States6,124 records
  2. Resaca de la Palma SP WBC (Brownsville)United States6,104 records
  3. Salineño Wildlife PreserveUnited States5,790 records
  4. Hugh Ramsey Park (Harlingen Arroyo Colorado) WBCUnited States4,552 records
  5. Edinburg Scenic Wetlands WBCUnited States4,422 records
  6. Sabal Palm SanctuaryUnited States4,417 records
  7. Frontera Audubon CenterUnited States4,309 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United StatesMexico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The long-billed thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) is a medium-sized resident songbird of South Texas and eastern Mexico. It bears a strong resemblance to its close relative the brown thrasher in appearance, calls, and various other behaviors; however, the two species do not overlap in range except in the winter when the brown thrasher will temporarily reside in the northern range of the long-billed.

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Questions

How big is the Long-billed Thrasher?

The Long-billed Thrasher weighs around 68 g.

Where does the Long-billed Thrasher live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southern Texas, eastern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States and Mexico.

When is the best time to see the Long-billed Thrasher?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April and November (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Long-billed Thrasher endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-billed Thrasher as Least Concern.

What does the Long-billed Thrasher eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Long-billed Thrasher in?

It belongs to the family Mockingbirds, Thrashers (Mimidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
68 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
99 mm
Tail
121 mm
Bill
35 mm
Tarsus
36 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

North America, Middle America: southern Texas, eastern Mexico

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Genus
Toxostoma

Other birds in the genus Toxostoma

Brown ThrasherBrown ThrasherToxostoma rufumCozumel ThrasherCozumel ThrasherToxostoma guttatumGrey ThrasherGrey ThrasherToxostoma cinereumBendire's ThrasherBendire's ThrasherToxostoma bendireiOcellated ThrasherOcellated ThrasherToxostoma ocellatumCurve-billed ThrasherCurve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostreCalifornia ThrasherCalifornia ThrasherToxostoma redivivumCrissal ThrasherCrissal ThrasherToxostoma crissaleLeConte's ThrasherLeConte's ThrasherToxostoma leconteiGrey CatbirdGrey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
Long-billed Thrasher

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