Ocellated Thrasher

Ocellated Thrasher
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Mimidae
Genus:	Toxostoma
Species:	T. ocellatum
Binomial name
Toxostoma ocellatum (Sclater, 1862)

Toxostoma ocellatum

The Ocellated Thrasher (Toxostoma ocellatum) is a species of bird in the Mimidae family. It is endemic to the highlands of south-central Mexico. Its natural habitats are dry scrubland and open oak and pine woodland between 1500 and 3000 m above sea-level.

It is about 30 cm long. Its upperparts are brown while the underparts are white with round black spots. The outer tail-feathers have narrow white tips. It has a long musical song with phrases of two or three notes.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Toxostoma ocellatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
• Peterson, Roger Tory & Edward L. Chalif (1973) A Field Guide to Mexican Birds, Houghton Mifflin.
• van Perlo, Ber (2006) A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Central America, Collins.

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