Curve-billed Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher perched on a fence post just behind a prickly pear cactus.
Curve-billed Thrasher, King Ranch, Kingsville, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 420 mm; ISO-250; f/9; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre). I was happy to see this bird out in the open. My first photo was not a great picture, but it was the best I had of the Curve-billed Thrasher as it kept deep in the trees. I had been hearing a Sage Thrasher but never could see it. I thought this bird was the Sage Thrasher at first until I did a bit more research.

Curved-billed Thrasher hiding deep in a juniper tree. A branch hides a large part of the bird, including the head, except for the characteristic curved bill of a thrasher.
Curve-billed Thrasher, Black Mesa Nature Preserve, Kenton, Ok, October 20, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-6400; f/10; 1/800 sec.