Karoo Thrush vs Western Red-legged Thrush

Karoo Thrush

Turdus smithi

Medium78 gForest

This medium-sized bird has a length of about 24 cm. It has a wing length between 117 and 131 mm, a culmen length between 20 and 24 mm and a tarsus length between 30.0 and 34.5 mm. It can reach a mass of at least 86 g. It differs from the olive thrush by its longer, entirely yellow bill, its longer wings, and its greyer flanks.

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Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

Western Red-legged Thrush

Turdus plumbeus

Medium75 gWoodland

The western red-legged thrush is mainly slaty above with an either pale or rufous belly depending on the subspecies and a variably white and black throat. The legs, bill and eye ring are bright orange-red. There is notable variation in plumage between the subspecies.

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