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jmorlan

Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)

Present here since 8 February, this is a rare, local winter visitor from breeding areas in the Great Basin. This species was originally called the Mountain Mockingbird by Townsend who collected the first specimen. In fact recent DNA studies show that this species is more closely related to mockingbirds (genus Mimus) than to thrashers (genus Toxostoma).
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Location
Merced, California, USA.
Date taken
17 February 2021
Scientific name
Oreoscoptes montanus
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sbarnhardt
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Joseph, your image was used today, 18 February 2021, to help illustrate the Sage Thrasher article in Opus.

Your generosity in sharing this with us is greatly appreciated.

Barney
 
delia todd
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A lovely looking bird this one Joe.

You've a splendid picture of this thrasher lad - well done my friend.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
85
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
188.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640
ISO
100
Filename
SageThrasherIMG_5675.jpg
File size
680.1 KB
Date taken
Wed, 17 February 2021 9:56 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 818px

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