Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
The mountain thrush is 23 to 25.5 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long; males weigh an average of about 81 g (2.9 oz) and females average about 92 g (3.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies T. p. plebejus have mostly olivaceous brown upperparts with a browner head and more olivaceous rump and uppertail coverts. Their throat is pale brown with faint sepia brown streaks. Their underparts are light brown that is lightest in the center of the belly. They have a dark brown iris, a blackish brown bill, and brown to dark brown legs and feet. Voice: The mountain thrush's song has been described as "a warbling series of repeated elements...churee-churee-tea'rrr-clearer-clearer-cheer'up-cheer'up-here!" and its call as "a high-pitched, sharp pseeeeep!".
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White-necked Thrush
Turdus albicollis
The white-necked thrush is 20.5 to 26 cm (8.1 to 10 in) long and weighs 40 to 84.5 g (1.4 to 3.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies T. a. albicollis have a blackish brown head with a blackish-streaked white throat and a yellow to orange eye-ring. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are dark brown. They have a white crescent below the throat, a buff-gray breast and upper belly, brown-washed orangey flanks, and a white lower belly and undertail coverts. They have a brown iris, a yellowish bill, and pinkish brown legs and feet. Voice: "The White-necked Thrush has a melodious song that varies somewhat across its broad range. While foraging it also produces a variety of abrupt calls." In Venezuela its song is written as "churrwerr . . eeerrr . . weeerr . . eerr's . .; the paired, sing-song phrase are hypnotic...and are not identical to each other". There its alarm call is "a rough jjig-wig or jjig-wig-wig".
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