How to Identify Turdidae

Key Identification Features

• The species can be easily identified by its yellowish-orange beak and legs, and a yellow ring around the eye.
• The most prominent identifying feature visible when the bird is in flight is a black band on the white underwings, a trait this species shares with the Siberian thrush.
• First-year males look similar to adult males but have a dark bill, a less distinct eye ring, and brown folded wings rather than the black body plumage of adults.
• A prominent identification feature for both sexes visible in flight is a black band on the white underwings, a trait this species shares with the scaly thrush.

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