Credit: Robert tdc
North American field guide
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus
Also known as:Eye-browed Thrush
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22 cm (8-9") Rare. Visits Aleutians from Asia. Breeds in dense coniferous forest and taiga eastwards from Siberia.
Gray or olive-brown upperparts. Gray breast. Orange-buff sides. White belly. Distinctive eyebrow stripe.
Male: gray throat.
Female: white and streaked throat.
The sexes are fairly similar, but immatures have a browner back.
Song: a simple whistling song - thin "zip-zip".
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Credit: Robert tdc
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Eye-browed Thrush
Credit: Carl-Johan SvenssonEyebrowed Thrush - Turdus obscurus
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.
Eye-Browed Thrush
2 rulesRule 1 15 criteria · confidence 2
- What colour were the WINGS ?
- Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the TAIL ?
- Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Brown, brownish red, cinnamon · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What colour was the SIDE ?
- Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Unknown
- What colour was the BACK ?
- Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · 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 ?
- Uniform color · Unknown
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- White, or pale (grayish-white) · Gray, or blue-gray · 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 ?
- Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Sparrow-sized · 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