Blue whistling thrush

Words cannot actually describe this beautiful dark blue bird. This is the worlds largest thrush. This thrush is dark violet blue with shiny spangling on the tips of the body feathers other than on the lores, abdomen and under the tail. The wing coverts are a slightly different shade of blue and the median coverts have white spots at their tips. The bill is yellow and stands in contrast. The sexes are similar in plumage