Plumbeous-backed Thrush

The plumbeous-backed thrush is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 61 to 66 g (2.2 to 2.3 oz). The sexes have almost the same plumage. Adult males have a mostly bluish slate-gray head with a dark-streaked white throat. Female's heads are slightly browner. Both sexes have bluish slate-gray upperparts, wings, and tail. They have a white crescent below the streaked throat, a pale gray breast that becomes white on the belly and vent, and an orange-buff wash on the flanks. Both sexes have a white to bluish white iris, a pale yellow bill, and pale yellow legs and feet. Voice: The plumbeous-backed thrush appears to sing only during the breeding season. Its song is "a fairly fast, typical Turdus caroling". Its most common call is "an abrupt and piercing, descending pseeeu". Other calls include "a ringing tseeet" and "a wheezy, rising rheet".