Black-hooded Thrush
Turdus olivater
The black-hooded thrush is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 70 to 91 g (2.5 to 3.2 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies T. o. olivater have an almost entirely black head and upper breast with a thin yellow eye-ring. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are dark olive-brown and their underparts sandy-orange. Adult females have a mostly brown head with buff flecking on the face and throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are the same olive-brown as the male's; their underparts have a paler belly than males' with darker specks on the vent. Voice: The black-hooded thrush's song is "a full-bodied Turdus-like caroling, TEEur..turee..todee..churdur..turwere..turee.. and so on, the phrases warbled". The phrases are similar and typically have two or three syllables. High thin ee'ee notes often are interspersed.
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Hauxwell's Thrush
Turdus hauxwelli
Hauxwell's thrush is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 69 g (2.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a rufous-brown head with a dark-streaked whitish throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are rich rufous-brown with their rump being somewhat more rufous. Their breast is medium brown, their belly whitish, and their vent area whitish with brown feather tips. They have a dark iris, a brownish gray bill, and brownish gray legs and feet. Voice: The song of Hauxwell's thrush is described as "a leisurely series of simple but melodic phrases that can continue for protracted periods". It sometimes mimics the songs of other species. Its calls include "an ascending drreee? and a querulous upslurred kweeeow?".
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