Le Conte's Thrashers (Toxostoma lecontei)
Thrashers
The Le Conte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei) is a pale bird found in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It prefers to live in deserts with very little vegetation, where it blends in with the sandy soils. The palest of all thrashers, it grows to 28 cm (11 inches).
Le Conte's Thrasher is named for American entomologist John Lawrence LeConte.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Toxostoma lecontei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds, Western Region, pg. 522
Further reading
Books
- Sheppard, J. M. 1996. Le Conte’s Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei). In The Birds of North America, No. 230 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.
Thesis
- Sheppard JM. M.A. (1973). AN INITIAL STUDY OF LE CONTE'S THRASHER (TOXOSTOMA LECONTEI). California State University, Long Beach, United States -- California.
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