Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus nigrescens (Sooty Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Pale-vented Thrush
Turdus obsoletus
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus frantzii
Black-faced Solitaire
Myadestes melanops
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
📅 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 Poás Volcano National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Sooty Thrush sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 184 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty Thrush in Poás Volcano National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Thrush in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.