About the Blacksmith Thrush
The blacksmith thrush or eastern slaty thrush is a passerine bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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The 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). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a mostly gray head with an orange-yellow to brown eye-ring and a black-streaked white throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are gray. Their breast is a lighter gray and their belly and vent white. They have a dark brown iris. Their bill is orange-yellow to brown with orange-yellow patches and their legs and feet yellowish brown to brownish gray. Voice: The blacksmith thrush's song is a "short series of 2-6 descending, weak, squeaky notes, give at 5- to 6-second intervals, like twee sri-sri-sri or tur-rit-twee-twee-twee". Its call is a "high, slightly upslurred tweet".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilisThe black-breasted thrush is 22 centimetres (8.7 in) to 23.5 centimetres (9.3 in) long in total, including its tail.
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).
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