Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) - HBW 10, p. 491
French: Moqueur des armoises
German: Bergspottdrossel
Spanish: Cuitlacoche de las Artemisas
Taxonomy: Orpheus montanus J. K. Townsend, 1837, Wyoming, USA.
Monotypic genus, thought most closely related to Mimus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds SW Canada (extreme S British Columbia, extreme SW Saskatchewan) S in W USA to E California, C Arizona and NW New Mexico; non-breeding S to C Mexico.
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Sage Thrasher male singing on territory. ©JimZipp.com 2011. Locality Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, Jackson County, Colorado, USA (United States)
wildbirdvideos 1 July 2011 1 year ago 37 sec 5 -
A lateral view of a winter adult, followed by a close-up of the head. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 10 December 2009 3 years ago 47 sec 5 -
A bird eating a pepper Locality Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 31 August 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4.9 -
Sage Thrasher male singing on territory in Arapaho NWR, Colorado in July. ©JimZipp.com 2011. Locality Colorado, USA (United States)
wildbirdvideos 3 July 2011 1 year ago 35 sec 4.3 -
An adult male singing Locality South Pass, Oregon Trail, Wyoming, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Steven Siegel 31 May 2000 9 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
Different views of a perched bird Locality Cameron, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 31 August 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 3.9
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A lateral view of an adult.
Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 10 December 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Sage Thrasher displaying for his female on top of sage brush.
Locality Craig, Moffat County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 27 April 2013 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.9 -
Adult with insect.
Locality Kremmling, Grand County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Juan Carlos Marín 22 June 2007 4 years ago 3.7 -
Sage thrasher in courtship on sage brush near Craig, Colorado.
Locality Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 15 May 2008 3 years ago 3
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Singing adult Locality Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington State, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Andrew_Davis 22 May 2004 3 years ago 3
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