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Turdus ruficollis
Size
24–27cm
Weight
63–103g
The red-throated thrush is 24–27 centimetres long and weighs 63–103 grams, with slight sexual dimorphism. In males the crown, ear coverts, back, wings and tail feathers are grey to grey-brown, while the throat and upper breast are rusty brown. The belly and flanks are pale grey to ochre. (German Wikipedia, general species account)
The plumage of females is similar in colour but paler overall and browner above. The species epithet comes from the Latin rufus for red and collum for neck. The bird is also called Bechstein's thrush. It belongs to the true thrushes, genus Turdus, in the thrush family. (German Wikipedia, general species account)