Toxostoma
Toxostoma is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae. This genus contains most of the birds called thrashers, and accordingly members of this genus are sometimes referred to as the "typical 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)
- Gray thrasher (Toxostoma cinereum)
- Long-billed thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre)
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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