Chiguanco Thrush vs Kurrichane Thrush

Chiguanco Thrush

Turdus chiguanco

Medium93 gShrubland

The Chiguanco thrush is 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 12 in) long and weighs 75 to 120 g (2.6 to 4.2 oz). Adults of both sexes of the nominate subspecies T. c. chiguanco have a plain olive gray-brown head and upperparts, wings, and tail. Their underparts are slightly paler. They have a red to chestnut iris, a yellow bill, and yellow legs and feet. Juveniles are dull grayish olive with browner wings and tail than adults. They have pale spots on the wing coverts, pale buff streaks on the back, and buff to brown spots and streaks on the underparts. Subspecies T. c. Voice: The Chiguanco thrush's song in Ecuador is described as "a rather simple melodic phrase repeated over and over, usually terminating in a jumble or twitter"; it is sung mostly at dawn and dusk. In Peru it is similarly described as "a rich and pleasant caroling series of 'typical thrush' song phrases with a somewhat echoing quality". The song of subspecies T. c.

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: Río León at Cuenca-Loja road, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Esteban Poveda · cc-by

Kurrichane Thrush

Turdus libonyana

Medium61 gWoodland

The Kurrichane thrush is 21 to 23 cm (8.3–9.1 in) long and weighs around 46–82 g (1.6–2.9 oz). The head, upperparts and breast are grey, and the belly is whitish with orange flanks. The throat is white with black streaks on the side. The bill is orange, tending to a paler yellow at the base. The legs tend to vary in colour. Both sexes are alike.

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