Clay-coloured Thrush (Turdus grayi)

OTHER NAMES: Clay-colored Robin
Latin Etymology: Turdus ("thrush") grayi (named for a naturalist)

Clay-coloured Thrush (Turdus grayi) at Hotel Robledal, Costa Rica- November 2025

Featured Subspecies: Turdus grayi casius

Weight: 75g  /  Length: 23-27cm  /  Wingspan: 34-38cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A widespread and common bird of Central America and the National Bird of Costa Rica where it is known as yigüirro - a role it was chosen for in 1977 due to it's ubiquity and familiar and memorable song. Like many thrushes, they have a varied diet including fruit and invertibrates, and from my sightings of them at least, seemed to particularly favour hanging around wet muddy areas.

 
Related Species: 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Turdus
SUBSPECIES: T. g. tamaulipensis, T. g. microrhynchus, T. g. lanyoni, T. g. yucatanensis, T. g. linnaei, T. g. grayi, T. g. megas, T. g. casius, T. g. incomptus, T. g. suarezi
 
- Sighting Locations -

 COSTA RICA - Costa Rican Spanish - yigüirro
A widespread and common species
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at all locations
 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto