Tickell's Thrush vs White-chinned Thrush

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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White-chinned Thrush

Turdus aurantius

Medium82 gForest

The white-chinned thrush in 24–26.5 cm (9.4–10.4 in) in overall length. The sexes are similar in appearance. The face, crown and nape are black. The rest of the upperparts dark grey. Two small broad white edges to the innermost greater coverts form a small white wing patch. The chin is whitish but the rest of the underparts are mid-grey with the palest feathers on the belly. The bill, legs and feet are orange. The eye is brown. The only other thrush present in Jamaica is the white-eyed thrush. This lacks the white wing patch and the orange bill.

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Photo: Henggang Cui · CC0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Tickell's Thrush and White-chinned Thrush.