Austral Thrush vs Ring Ouzel

Austral Thrush

Turdus falcklandii

Medium94 gForest

The austral thrush is 23 to 26.5 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long and weighs 95 to 113 g (3.4 to 4.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly blackish brown head with a thin orange-yellow eye-ring and a buffy and blackish stippled chin and throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are warm brownish olive and their underparts ochre. Both sexes have a dark iris and an orange-yellow bill, legs, and feet. Juveniles have the same warm brownish olive upperparts as adults but with heavy buff streaks. Their underparts are buff-yellow with dark brown spots. Voice: Only male austral thrushes are known to sing. Individuals have a large repertoire consisting of "phrases of whistled and screeching syllables produced at a regular tempo". Older individuals tend to have more songs. The austral thrush is also an accomplished mimic and is known to imitate the songs of at least 12 species including songbirds and raptors.

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Recorded by Erick Stromback · Song · Los Angeles, Biobio, Bío Bío, Chile · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: nebrooks · CC BY 4.0

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatus

Medium109 gShrubland

The ring ouzel is 23–24 centimetres (9.1–9.4 in) in length and weighs 90–138 grams (3.2–4.9 oz). The plumage of the male of the nominate race is entirely black except for a conspicuous white crescent on the breast, narrow greyish scaling on the upperparts and belly and pale edges to the wing feathers. The bill is yellow and the legs are greyish brown. The female resembles the male but is browner and with a duller breast band. Juveniles are like the female, but with a faint or non-existent breast crescent. Voice: The male ring ouzel sings from a low perch or occasionally in flight. The song consists of a repetition of 2–4 plaintive fluty notes, tri-ríí, tri-ríí, ti-ríí with pauses between repeats. The call is a loud tac-tac-tac, becoming harsher if the bird is alarmed. The contact call is a soft cherrr in flight. Males sing most frequently at dawn and sunset.

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Recorded by Sonothèque ADVL · Call · Vains, Manche, Normandie, France · CC0

Photo: Ron Knight · CC BY 2.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Austral Thrush and Ring Ouzel.