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Dusky Thrush
Turdus naumanni
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24 cm (9-10") Rare. Strays to Aleutians, St. Lawrence Island, Point Barrow from Asia.
Conspicuous white eyebrow stripe on a dusky head. Rufous on wings and rump. Breast and sides have a scaly pattern. White crescent band crosses this black pattern on breast.
Song: similar to Fieldfare's, raspy "shack shack".
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Credit: Mark AndrewsBird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant · 2 rules
These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.
Dusky Thrush
2 rulesRule 1 14 criteria · confidence 1
- What colour were the WINGS ?
- Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Unknown
- What colour was the TAIL ?
- Brown, brownish red, cinnamon · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the BACK ?
- Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the BELLY ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?
- Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail) · Spotted or mottled · Barred crosswise (from side to side) · Unknown
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
- What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?
- Light area over, below, behind or around the eye · Unknown
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?
- Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Robin-sized
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Northwestern Canada or United States
Rule 2 6 criteria · confidence 1
- Was the bird seen best or only on the ground ?
- Yes
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Sparrow-sized · Robin-sized
- List any unique feeding behaviour observed ?
- Turning over leaves · Running and stopping
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Identify from a Unique Behaviour
- What type of environment was the bird seen in?
- Urban or residential area or at a feeder · Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra · Thickets or shrubs · Deciduous forest · Coniferous forest · Mixed forest · Wooded freshwater habitat · Freshwater marsh or wetland
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Northwestern Canada or United States