Bendire's thrasher
Toxostoma bendirei

Size: 10 inches
Overall Color: brown
Occurrence: valleys
Diet: insects
Nest: cup
Field Identification: pale yellow eye, small spots on upper breast
Season: year-round

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: 70 Mimidae (mimids)
Genus: Toxostoma
Species: bendirei