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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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When to see the White-chinned Thrush
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-chinned Thrush
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-chinned Thrush
The white-chinned thrush, known in Jamaica as the hopping dick is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Jamaica where it is common and widespread. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
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Easily confused with
Japanese ThrushTurdus cardisThe Japanese thrush is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae.
White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctusThe white-collared blackbird is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolorIt 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.
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