Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Loud "whit-wheet!" out of every cholla in the Sonoran. The desert's nosiest courier.
- Populasi
- Not numerically quantified; population described as large, with a small/statistically insignificant long-term decrease (~last 40 years)
- Habitat
- Arid and semi-arid desert scrub and thornscrub — dense cholla cactus, saguaro, mesquite, palo verde, ocotillo and creosote bush; also brushlands, thorn scrub, woodland edges, piñon-oak/piñon-juniper foothills, desert grasslands with cholla, and desert vegetation near human settlements; occurs from sea level to ~3,000 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- Called cuicacoche ("songbird") in Mexico, the Curve-billed Thrasher has an extensive song repertoire and will sometimes mimic other birds, while aggressively defending its territory and fledglings against predators and competitors alike.
- Sebaran
- Resident (non-migratory), extent of occurrence ~2,860,000 km², from the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas) south through the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts and the Mexican Plateau into Mexico
- Makanan
- Omnivorous — ground-foraged beetles, moths, caterpillars, spiders, ants, snails and other invertebrates (probed from soil/leaf litter with its curved bill), plus cactus fruit (prickly pear, saguaro), berries (hackberry, anacua), seeds, agave flowers, and occasional nectar from saguaro blossoms (incidental pollinator); known to also take dog food near settlements
- Ukuran
- 0,28 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,345 m
- Masa hidup
- 6 tahun
