White-eyed Thrush

The white-eyed thrush is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs about 59 g (2.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly reddish brown head with a white eye-ring and a white chin and throat streaked with chestnut-brown. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are slate gray. Their underparts are mostly pale gray-brown with a white crescent between the throat and breast and a white vent area. They have a dark iris, a blackish bill, and blackish legs and feet. Juveniles are similar to adults but with heavy darker streaks on the breast. Voice: The white-eyed thrush's song is a series of repeated musical phrases that often include a whistled hee-haw. It has been likened to that of a northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), for which see here. However, the thrush's song is louder and less variable than the mockingbird's. The white-eyed thrush also makes harsh high-pitched call notes.