Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Science Article 6 abstract Rates of brood parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds Molothrus ater on nests of Brown Thrashers Toxostoma rufum in south-central North Dakota ranged from 3% to 18% from 1984-1986. The average observed rate of parasitism, 12%, was higher than typically reported for Brown Thrashers. We conducted an experiment to […]
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Prevalence of Bill Abnormalities in Florida Brown Thrashers
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Science Article 1 abstract The Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) in Florida exHibits a high rate of occurrence of an elongated sickle-bill type of abnormality. This observation became evident after having reviewed the literature on the subject and after I captured an apparently healthy thrasherwith an elongated, decurved bill in north Tampa, […]
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Mimidae | [latin] Toxostoma rufum | [UK] Brown Thrasher | [FR] Moqueur roux | [DE] Rote Spottdrossel | [ES] Cuitlacoche Rojizo | [NL] Rosse Spotlijster Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Toxostoma rufum NA c, e, se Toxostoma rufum longicauda Toxostoma rufum rufum Physical charateristics […]