Blue Whistling Thrush vs Taiwan Whistling Thrush

Blue Whistling Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

Medium158 gForest

Blue whistling thrush is dark violet blue with shiny pale blue to white spangling on the tips of the body feathers other than on the lores, abdomen and under the tail. The wing coverts are a slightly different shade of blue and the median coverts have white spots at their tips. The bill is black in nominate M. c. caeruleus, but yellow and stands in contrast in the other five subspecies; the legs are black in all. The inner webs of the flight and tail feathers is black. The sexes are similar in plumage. It measures 29–35 cm (11–14 in) in length.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: rashidchan · CC BY 4.0

Taiwan Whistling Thrush

Myophonus insularis

Medium105 gForest

Its length is 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in). The wings are 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long. It is mostly blackish-blue. Some feathers are navy blue or metallic blue. Some underwing coverts have white bases. The underparts are blackish. Its neck, breast and flanks are scaled. Its eyes are deep red, and its lores, bill and legs are black. The two sexes are alike. The juvenile is dull blackish, with a bluish tinge. The gape of the juvenile is yellowish.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Blue Whistling Thrush and Taiwan Whistling Thrush.