The curve-billed thrasher—the ... Bill is relatively long, black, and distinctly decurved. Eye is distinctly orange-­yellow. Juvenile: recently fledged birds have less distinct spotting than ...

the brown thrasher is generally a secretive bird of dense thickets and hedgerows. Often seen feeding on the ground, probing for insects with its long slender bill, the brown thrasher frequently ...

These slim birds all have distinctive long tails and usually have ... Mexico and the Caribbean islands are thrasher hot spots. The curve-billed is the most common in the Southwestern states ...