Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus grayi (Clay-colored Thrush)
The clay-colored thrush (Turdus grayi) is a common Middle American bird of the thrush family (Turdidae). It is the national bird of Costa Rica, where it is well known as the yigüirro (Spanish: [ʝi'ɣwiro]). Other common names include clay-colored robin. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Clay-colored Thrush sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Southern Bentbill
Oncostoma olivaceum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Clay-colored Thrush in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
About 52% of wildlife watchers report a Clay-colored Thrush sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Clay-colored Thrush in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
November has the highest sighting rate for Clay-colored Thrush in San Lorenzo Protected Forest in our monthly data.