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California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum (Gambel, 1845)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The California thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) is a large member of family Mimidae found primarily in chaparral habitat in California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. It is the only species of the genus Toxostoma throughout most of its range.
Wikipedia contributors, California thrasher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:37:10.554554+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Toxostoma redivivum (Gambel, 1845)
- Name authority
- (Gambel, 1845)
- Common name
- California Thrasher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mimidae
- Genus
- Toxostoma
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMimidae Bonaparte, 1853
- genusToxostoma Wagler, 1831
- speciesToxostoma redivivum (Gambel, 1845)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Toxostoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gray ThrasherToxostoma cinereum (J. Xántus, 1860) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cozumel ThrasherToxostoma guttatum (Ridgway, 1885) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum (Linnaeus, 1758) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bendire's ThrasherToxostoma bendirei (Coues, 1873) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crissal ThrasherToxostoma crissale Henry, 1858 | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curve-billed ThrasherToxostoma curvirostre (Swainson, 1827) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| LeConte's ThrasherToxostoma lecontei Lawrence, 1851 | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-billed ThrasherToxostoma longirostre (Lafresnaye, 1838) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ocellated ThrasherToxostoma ocellatum (P. L. Sclater, 1862) | MimidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Harpes rediviva Gambel, 1845 Gambel, 1845 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178642 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57MNZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.