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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). Other common names include clay-colored robin, American Robins. Note the yellowish bill field mark to separate it from Mountain and Pale-vented Robins.
It ranges from South Texas (where it is rapidly expanding its range) to northern Colombia (Chocó); west and north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is limited to the Atlantic slope, except for a population around Oaxaca City, Mexico that probably originates from escaped captive birds.
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). Other common names include clay-colored robin, American Robins. Note the yellowish bill field mark to separate it from Mountain and Pale-vented Robins.
It ranges from South Texas (where it is rapidly expanding its range) to northern Colombia (Chocó); west and north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is limited to the Atlantic slope, except for a population around Oaxaca City, Mexico that probably originates from escaped captive birds.
