Anyone know what kind of bird this is? -Arizona, USA (2 Viewers)

[MJSjourney]

Looking for help identifying this little guy. I'm near Phoenix, Arizona.

 

[Bewick]

My opinion is that its a curve billed thrasher with a slightly deformed longer bill.

 

[nartreb]

I agree (except with "slightly"). Bill is extreme even for Crissal's thrasher but the plumage is 100% curve-billed thrasher.

 

[Lisa W]

Agree with Bewick and nartreb.

 

[Bewick]

I agree (except with "slightly"). Bill is extreme even for Crissal's thrasher but the plumage is 100% curve-billed thrasher.

What I meant was the bills structure was slightly deformed, agree that it’s much longer than it should be.

 

[jcpjung]

The coloring says curve-bill. The bill says crissal. There is no obvious dark line on the throat, though there's a hint of a white one. Behavior and habitat may help to further the decision. I watched a curve-bill today search 30 feet of a sidewalk edge at my house in Tempe, leaving debris scattered everywhere. The curve-bill is fairly conspicuous while I rarely see a crissal.

 

[Butty]

Clearly an aberrant curve-billed thrasher: ID by face-pattern, underpart markings, undertail-covert-colour.