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Bendire's thrasher

Toxostoma bendirei (Coues, 1873)

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The bendire's thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) is a species in the family Mimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 62.2 g to 62.2 g and live up to 4.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Bendire's thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)
Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bendire's thrasher

Weight
62.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
9.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bendire's thrasher live?

Not recorded

What is the bendire's thrasher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Bendire's thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) is a medium-sized species of thrasher native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is 23–28 centimetres (9.1–11.0 in) long, with a long tail and a medium-sized bill. Coloration is grayish-brown on its upperparts with paler, faintly dark streaked underparts. The base of the lower bill is often pale, the eyes are bright yellow, and the tips of the tail are white-tipped.

From the Wikipedia article “Bendire's thrasher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bendire%27s_thrasher&oldid=1379677335), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bendire's thrasher endangered?

The bendire's thrasher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the bendire's thrasher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMimidae
  6. genusToxostoma
  7. SpeciesToxostoma bendirei (Coues, 1873)

Synonyms Harporhynchus bendirei, Toxostoma bendieri, Toxostoma bendirei bendirei, Toxostoma bendirei candidum, Toxostoma bendirei rubricatum

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • mim becut de BendireCatalan
  • drozdec sonorskýCzech
  • tresglen BendireWelsh
  • KaktusrøddrosselDanish
  • KaktusspottdrosselGerman
  • Kaktus-SpottdrosselGerman
  • kakta mokbirdoEsperanto
  • Cuicacoche pico cortoSpanish
  • Cuitlacoche pico cortoSpanish
  • Cuitlacoche piquicortoSpanish
  • arosirppimatkijaFinnish
  • Moqueur de BendireFrench
  • bjelogrli raznopojacCroatian
  • Mimo di BendireItalian
  • スナイロツグミモドキJapanese
  • kaktusinė pašaipaLithuanian
  • Bendira žagasteLatvian
  • CactusspotlijsterDutch
  • navahospottefuglNorwegian
  • przedrzeźniacz kaktusowyPolish
  • debulhador-de-bico-curtoPortuguese
  • Кактусовый пересмешникRussian
  • Кактусовый кривоклювый пересмешникRussian
  • drozdec kaktusovýSlovak
  • Benderov raznopojacSerbian
  • arizonahärmtrastSwedish
  • bendirehärmtrastSwedish
  • Bendire ÇöpçüsüTurkish
  • тремблер кактусовийUkrainian
  • 本迪矢嘲鶇Chinese
  • 本氏弯嘴嘲鸫Chinese

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Relatives of the bendire's thrasher

Other species in the same genus Toxostoma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bendire's thrasher?

An adult bendire's thrasher weighs 62.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bendire's thrasher endangered?

The bendire's thrasher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the bendire's thrasher live?

The bendire's thrasher has a recorded lifespan of 4.2 years.

What kind of animal is the bendire's thrasher?

The bendire's thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) belongs to the family Mimidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bendires_thrasher_2026,
  title = {Bendire's thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bendires-thrasher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}