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Toxostoma rufum
Medium thrasher, rufous upperparts, black-streaked, pale brown underparts. Eyes are yellow. Brown-black bill curves down, lower mandible has pale base. Wings have two white and black bars. Tail is long and red-brown. Legs and feet are brown. Fast flight on shallow, rapid wing beats.
Urban
Thanks for everyone who participated in this quiz. ;)
25 Comments (1–25)
Daniele :-) you remember too :-D
I just had one in the backyard. I was happy to see something new! The mocking bird was not happy.
Thanks Antonio. That's the way I had intended it to be. :)
thanks Lyam and i forgot to tell that the photo is very artist,minimalist,like a japonese old painting,to me it's perfect like this :)
Yes, the Brown Thrasher is Georgia's state bird. I can't believe some people want to change it to the Cornish Chicken!
Well done, Antonio!
And congrats to Georgia people for such a good choise to the Georgia state bird
Thanks every one,it was the bill:)yes,i make id observation here for project atlas(european bird censes)and many times we only se a fraccion of a second of the bird silouet,or the bird silouet cut in the sky,so you have to memorize the shape diferences quickly,i remark in the bill,big bill sligtly curved and then i went to wikipedia following the Lyam tips seing images of north american birds,a little of work,a little of beginner's luky,now i presume all of us are waiting for a quiz photo the times in times from you Lyam,our super specialist(an inciclopedia:),thanks for sharing this idea
So this bird is the symbol of Georgia. Congratulations Antonio!
I was just going to type in Brown Thrasher...It was the bill.
Georgia state bird?
The winner is Antonio! Toxostoma rufum, Brown Thrasher, is the correct answer! Thanks for playing everyone. :)
Turdus olivaceus
Catbird.
Turdus merula
Northern Mockingbird
A color picture would be nice :>)
Dumetella carolinensis
Toxostoma rufum
It seems is not common in Brazil... let´s try Catharus minimus...
Emma, Robins are part of the Turdus group, so not a robin.
Rubens, very close! Not a Mimus, but it's in the Mimic Thrush family.
Mimus ?
robin
Thanks, Antonio.
Rubens, not a Turdus thrush, but close.
hummm... Turdus sp ?
Lyam if it was in Portugal i would have some chances,if it was here i would say it was a Bee-eater,in georgia i realy dont know,but i like your id quest idea:)