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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Black-headed Nightingale-thrush	Azulejo Oriental
Nombre científico	Catharus mexicanus	Sialia sialis
Orden	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Familia	Turdidae	Turdidae
Estado de conservación	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longitud	—	17,5 cm (6.9 in)
Envergadura	17,8 cm (7.0 in)	27,0 cm (10.6 in)
Peso	31,5 g (1.11 oz)	31,0 g (1.09 oz)
Dieta	--	Insects in summer, berries in winter. Hunts from low perches, dropping to the ground to …
Tamaño de la puesta	2-3	4-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush —

Azulejo Oriental 17,5 cm

Envergadura

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush 17,8 cm

Azulejo Oriental 27,0 cm

Peso

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush 31,5 g

Azulejo Oriental 31,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush only

🌲 Bosque

Azulejo Oriental only

🌾 Pastizal

Azulejo Oriental

Open woodland, farmland edges, orchards, and parks with scattered trees and open ground. Readily uses nest boxes.

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush

Azulejo Oriental

Canto

A rich, melodious warbled 'chur-wi, tur-a-lee' song. Both sexes sing. Call is a soft, musical 'turee'. Song is gentle and flute-like, suggesting a small thrush. Given from exposed perch.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush

Azulejo Oriental

Eastern North America from southern Canada to Honduras and Nicaragua. Partially migratory.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush

Least Concern

Azulejo Oriental

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush

Azulejo Oriental

Plumaje

Males are vivid royal blue above with a rusty-red breast and white belly. Females are grey-blue with a paler rust breast.

Pico

Short, thin, dark bill

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About These Birds

Black-headed Nightingale-thrush

Zorzalito de Guerrero de 16–17 cm, habita en los bosques húmedos de montaña del sur de México y el oeste de Guatemala.

Azulejo Oriental

Azulejo oriental, 16-21 cm. Macho azul vivo en dorso, pecho castaño, vientre blanco; hembra más apagada. Habita prados, bordes de bosque y zonas rurales del este de Norteamérica. Insectívoro. Preocupación menor.

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