Genus Toxostoma (Noun)
Meaning
Thrashers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Toxostoma consists of medium to large-sized birds known as thrashers, totaling eleven species found in North America.
- Taxonomists have placed the curved bill thrasher within the genus Toxostoma, which includes 11 species of thrashers.
- Some species within the genus Toxostoma, such as the brown thrasher and the California thrasher, exhibit prominent brown plumage.
- Researchers often differentiate between members of the genus Toxostoma based on variations in their unique songs.
- Birdwatchers find spotting species from the genus Toxostoma fascinating due to the dynamic variations within the group of thrashers.