Chilean Mockingbird vs Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Chilean Mockingbird

Mimus thenca

Medium66 gShrubland

The Chilean mockingbird is 28 to 29 cm (11.0 to 11.4 in) long and weighs 66 g (2.3 oz). The male is somewhat larger than the female. Adults have a wide whitish supercilium. Their crown, neck, and back are brownish gray with darker streaks and their rump browner. The wings and tail are blackish. The wings show two narrow bars when folded. The outermost tail feathers have white edges and most of the others have white tips. The throat is whitish, the chest brownish gray, the belly dirty white, and the flanks buffy with blackish streaks. Voice: The Chilean mockingbird sings year round, "a series of sweet, variable notes and phrases". It is an "excellent mimic of other bird species".

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Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Margarops fuscatus

Medium98 gShrubland

The pearly-eyed thrasher is the largest species in the Mimidae, growing to 28 to 30 cm (11 to 11.8 inches) in length.

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Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Chilean Mockingbird and Pearly-eyed Thrasher.