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Eyebrowed Thrush vs Rufous-collared Thrush

Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus)

Eyebrowed Thrush

Turdus obscurus

Medium63 gForest

This is an attractive thrush, with a grey back and head, the latter having a black eyeline, bordered white above and below. The breast and flanks are orange, and the belly white. The sexes are fairly similar, but immatures have a browner back. The male has a simple whistling song, similar to the related mistle thrush.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Eyebrowed Thrush
Recorded by Jochem Verweij · Nocturnal flight call · Khurkh Bird Ringing Station, Биндэр, Хэнтий, Mongolia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-collared Thrush (Turdus rufitorques)

Rufous-collared Thrush

Turdus rufitorques

Medium72 gForest

The rufous-collared thrush is 23 to 25.5 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long; three individuals weighed 70 to 74 g (2.5 to 2.6 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a mostly black head with a whitish chin and a throat streaked with black and cinnamon-rufous. They have a wide collar of cinnamon-rufous or chestnut-rufous on the nape and sides of the neck that in front extends to include the breast. Their flanks, belly, and undertail coverts are black. Adult females have a pattern similar to the male's but with lighter and duller colors. Their crown is brownish with darker streaks. Voice: The rufous-collared thrush sings from a prominent high perch. Its song is described as "evenly spaced high-pitched warbling whistles and trills...tre'e'e'e'e-chur'e'e'e'e'e'e-We dirt!-Tea'a'a'a-pretty'dirt'pretty'dirt'irt'irt'irt'irt--We'dirt-tseet!-Tea'Tea'ear'ear'ear'ear'ear". Its call is "chut'chut'chut".

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Photo: Rajan Rao · CC BY 4.0

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