Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus plebejus (Mountain Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis
Pale-vented Thrush
Turdus obsoletus
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Long-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia linearis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 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 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 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 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 17 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Thrush in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Mountain Thrush sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Thrush in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Thrush in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.