Toxostoma
Toxostoma is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae. All members of this genus are called thrashers, but there are other birds in the family Mimidae also bearing this title. Birds in the genus Toxostoma are considered "typical thrashers", and this genus makes up the largest group of thrashers, all but a few other species occurring each in their own genus. A group of these birds are commonly referred to as a “threat” of thrashers.
| Toxostoma | |
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| Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Mimidae |
| Genus: | Toxostoma Wagler, 1831 |
The genus name Toxostoma comes from the Ancient Greek toxon, "bow" or "arch" and stoma, "mouth".[1]
The genus contains the following species:
- Ocellated thrasher (Toxostoma ocellatum)
- Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Cozumel thrasher (Toxostoma guttatum)
- Bendire's thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)
- Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
- LeConte's thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei)
- Crissal thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)
- California thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
- Grey thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum)
- Long-billed thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre)
A group of thrashers is commonly referred to as a threat.
References
- Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 389. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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