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Toxostoma redivivum

Photographed in Los Angeles County, California. by corvidophile

[edit] Identification

32cm. Dark brown upperparts, paler grey-brown underparts, finely streaked face, buff throat patch, long tail, reddish-brown undertail coverts, dark iris, very long black, decurved bill, grey brown legs and feet. Sexes similar.

[edit] Distribution

Northern California south to northern Baja.

[edit] Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of two subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Chaparral, foothills and dense shrubs.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes beetles, spiders, bugs and fruits.

Both sexes build the nest which is hidden dense vegetation. The eggs are incubated for 14 days; the young fledge 14-17 days later.

[edit] References

What bird; Audubon

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