Hauxwell's Thrush vs Tickell's Thrush

Hauxwell's Thrush

Turdus hauxwelli

Medium69 gForest

Hauxwell's thrush is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 69 g (2.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a rufous-brown head with a dark-streaked whitish throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are rich rufous-brown with their rump being somewhat more rufous. Their breast is medium brown, their belly whitish, and their vent area whitish with brown feather tips. They have a dark iris, a brownish gray bill, and brownish gray legs and feet. Voice: The song of Hauxwell's thrush is described as "a leisurely series of simple but melodic phrases that can continue for protracted periods". It sometimes mimics the songs of other species. Its calls include "an ascending drreee? and a querulous upslurred kweeeow?".

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Tickell's Thrush

Turdus unicolor

Medium64 gForest

It is a small thrush, 21–25 cm (8.3–9.8 in) long and weighing 57–75 g (2.0–2.6 oz), similar in size to redwing or eyebrowed thrush and distinctly smaller than Indian blackbird. Males have uniform blue-grey upperparts, a whitish belly and vent, while females and young birds have browner upperparts. Adults have yellow beak and legs, while it may be darker in juveniles. There is a yellow eye-ring, which is thinner and fainter than in the Indian blackbird.

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Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0

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