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Black-breasted Thrush vs Plumbeous-backed Thrush

Black-breasted Thrush (Turdus dissimilis)

Black-breasted Thrush

Turdus dissimilis

Medium75 gForest

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.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: lonelyshrimp · Public domain
Plumbeous-backed Thrush (Turdus reevei)

Plumbeous-backed Thrush

Turdus reevei

Medium61 gWoodland

The 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). The sexes have almost the same plumage. Adult males have a mostly bluish slate-gray head with a dark-streaked white throat. Female's heads are slightly browner. Both sexes have bluish slate-gray upperparts, wings, and tail. They have a white crescent below the streaked throat, a pale gray breast that becomes white on the belly and vent, and an orange-buff wash on the flanks. Both sexes have a white to bluish white iris, a pale yellow bill, and pale yellow legs and feet. Voice: The plumbeous-backed thrush appears to sing only during the breeding season. Its song is "a fairly fast, typical Turdus caroling". Its most common call is "an abrupt and piercing, descending pseeeu". Other calls include "a ringing tseeet" and "a wheezy, rising rheet".

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Sonogram of the Plumbeous-backed Thrush
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: 'Reserva Jorupe' ca. 4 km E Macará, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: (c) Frances Oliver, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Frances Oliver · cc-by

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