Ecuadorian Thrush
Turdus maculirostris
The Ecuadorian thrush is 21.5 to 23 cm (8.5 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 62 to 76 g (2.2 to 2.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an olive-brown head with a faint yellow eye-ring. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-brown. Their throat is white with dark streaks. Their breast and flanks are a paler olive-brown than their upperparts and their belly and vent are whitish. They have a dark iris, a dusky yellow bill, and olive-brownish legs and feet. Voice: The Ecuadorian thrush's song is "a musical caroling". Its principle call is "a distinctive cat-like and querulous queeoww" and it also makes a "chuk" call.
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Yellow-legged Thrush
Turdus flavipes
The yellow-legged thrush is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 55 to 72 g (1.9 to 2.5 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies T. f. flavipes have a black head, wings, tail, and breast. Their back, rump, flanks, belly, and vent are slate-gray. They have a yellow eye-ring, bill, legs, and feet. Adult females have a mostly warm darkish brown head, upperparts, wings, and tail. Their throat and underparts are a paler and more orangey brown. They have a yellowish eye-ring, a dull bill, and yellow legs and feet. Voice: The yellow-legged thrush typically sings from the top of a tree. Its song varies widely among individual birds and it often mimics the songs of other species. One description of the song is a "short series (2-8 notes) at 1-sec intervals, like wioh-wir wee or fee-tje-wee fee-tje-wee, many with sharp, high sjee overtones". The series are "loud and energetic, but often rather squeaky".
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