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 →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Clay-colored Thrush sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 384 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
📅 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 Lago de Yojoa?
About 65% of wildlife watchers report a Clay-colored Thrush sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 384 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Clay-colored Thrush in Lago de Yojoa?
July has the highest sighting rate for Clay-colored Thrush in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.