Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus nigrescens (Sooty Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Black-faced Solitaire
Myadestes melanops
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus frantzii
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Thrush in Chirripó National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Sooty Thrush sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty Thrush in Chirripó National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Thrush in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.