Description: Drab desert thrasher with long tail, 25 cm (9.7 in.) long. Plumage olive brown above, smoke gray below with faint but distinct streaked, triangular spots pointed upwards on breast and flanks. Eyes clear yellow, without orange tint as in curve-billed thrashers. Bill shorter than other thrasher species, lower mandible almost straight. Often cocks tail wren-like over back when running on ground. Nesting season from February to August; clutch size 3 - 4 eggs; incubation and fledging time unknown.
Diet: Believed to feed on beetles, caterpillars, and other insects while foraging on the ground.
Habitat: In brushy desert habitat, especially where open ground meets tall bushes and cholla cactus (Opuntia sp.). May inhabit elevations up to 1,980 m (6,500 ft). Nests generally built high above ground in cacti, desert thorn (Lycium sp.), mesquite (Prosopis sp.), and catclaw (Acacia greggii).
Range: Deserts of the Southwest. Known from southern Nevada, California, Arizona, and Mexico.