Varzea Thrush

The varzea thrush is about 22 to 24 cm (8.7 to 9.4 in) long and weighs about 58 g (2.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a rich sepia-brown head with a dull orange eye-ring. Their upperparts are the same rich sepia-brown. Their flight feathers are dark brown with warm sepia edges on their outer webs. Their tail is grayish brown with warm sepia feather edges. Their chin and throat are warm buffy white with dusky brown streaks. Voice: The varzea thrush's song is "a slow, mellow caroling in which individual phrases are slurred". Its phrases are short (four to ten notes) and are often separated by two seconds or more. A characteristic call is "a rising, querulous, mewing". Other calls include "two rapid series of cuk notes, and some cuk notes followed by one or more musical reedy notes".