Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre

Body length: 11"
Diet: Fruit, insects, snails, nectar
Voice: The call is a sharp whistle; the song is a series of trills and warbles
Nest: A cup of twigs and roots. 4 pale blue-green eggs, speckled with brown

Curve-billed Thrashers get their name from their prominently down-curved bill. These birds are fairly common at Tonto National Monument, where they are often seen scratching through debris to find food. Like the Cactus Wren, they build nests in various species of cholla and other dense, thorny vegetation.

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