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The black-breasted thrush is 22 centimetres (8.7 in) to 23.5 centimetres (9.3 in) long in total, including its tail. Whereas the lower parts are the same colour for both sexes, the upper and middle parts are where they differ. For males, the section spanning from their head to the back of their neck and breast area is black, and the remaining areas at the top are slate gray. On the other hand, females are gray-brown from their eyes to their tail, and the section from their throat to their breast is a "diffused" shade of buff.
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When to see the Black-breasted Thrush
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-breasted Thrush
The map shades 7 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Nepal.
About the Black-breasted Thrush
The black-breasted thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from north-eastern India to northern Vietnam. Although both male and female birds have the same colour on their lower parts, the upper section of males is mostly black in colour, while females are mostly grey-brown. Thus, the bird's common name refers to the colour of the male bird's breast. They tend to live in forests located at high altitude.
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Easily confused with
Blacksmith ThrushTurdus subalarisThe blacksmith thrush is 20 to 22.5 cm (7.9 to 8.9 in) long and weighs 46 to 55 g (1.6 to 1.9 oz).
Andean Slaty ThrushTurdus nigricepsThe Andean slaty thrush is 18 to 23.5 cm (7.1 to 9.3 in) long and weighs 50 to 67.5 g (1.8 to 2.4 oz).
Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiThe plumbeous-backed thrush is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 61 to 66 g (2.2 to 2.3 oz).
Side by side: Black-breasted Thrush vs Black Thrush · Black-breasted Thrush vs Blacksmith Thrush · Andean Slaty Thrush vs Black-breasted Thrush · Black-breasted Thrush vs Plumbeous-backed Thrush
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