Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus nigrescens (Sooty Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis
Pale-vented Thrush
Turdus obsoletus
Black-faced Solitaire
Myadestes melanops
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus frantzii
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
📅 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 Volcán Barú National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Sooty Thrush sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty Thrush in Volcán Barú National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Thrush in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.