General Description: Sage Thrashers (Oreoscoptes montanus) are fairly large, sexually monomorphic, gray birds with striped and spotted underparts. The gray tail has white outer corners that show in flight. The eye is yellow, and there are white wingbars. Sage Thrashers look like a Northern Mockingbird with a striped front.

Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Mimidae.

Favored Habitat: Mojave Desert Scrub.

Where to Find: Around Las Vegas, Sage Thrashers are present, but uncommon during winter. Look for them in open desert areas such as Desert National Wildlife Range and in the desert along the north shore of Lake Mead.

Comments: Sage Thrashers tend to stay close to the ground.