Clay - colored thrush - wikipedia Clay - colored thrush Clay - colored thrush In Garita, Alajuela, Costa Rica Conservation status Least Concern ( IUCN 3.1 ) Scientific classification Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves Order : Passeriformes Family : Turdidae Genus : Turdus Species : T. grayi Binomial name Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 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 : ( ʝi'ɣwiro ) ). Other common names include clay - colored robin. It ranges from South Texas ( where it is rapidly expanding its range ) to northern Colombia ; 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 cage birds. Contents 1 Description 2 Ecology 3 References 4 External links Description Santo Domingo, Costa Rica In general appearance and habits it resembles other Turdus thrushes such as the American robin. It is about the same length or slightly smaller : 23 -- 27 cm ( 9.1 -- 10.6 in ), and weighs 74 -- 76 g ( 2.6 -- 2.7 oz ) on average. The plumage is brownish, somewhat lighter below than above, lightest on the flanks. Birds from humid regions are darker than those from dry regions. The throat is faintly streaked. Immature birds have faint mottling on the back and underparts. The bill is greenish - yellow with a dark base, the legs are pinkish or flesh - colored, and the irises are reddish -- all useful identification points. The song, rather low - pitched and with a slow steady tempo, consists of many slurred musical phrases which are often repeated irregularly. The tock flight call is like the American robin 's but harsher. Ecology Juvenile bird, San José, Costa Rica In much of its range it is familiar in yards and gardens, similar to some other thrushes such as the American robin, the Eurasian blackbird, and the song thrush. In 1977, the Costa Ricans chose the yigüirro as a national symbol ( over many much more colorful birds that inhabit the country ) due to its strong and melodious song that always comes during the start of the rainy season. In addition, unlike many of the forest songsters of Costa Rica, the present bird has been familiar to the general population since the country 's early history, thanks to the species ' tendency to live near houses and settlements. The clay - colored thrush usually forages for fruit or invertebrates on the ground or near it, singly or in pairs, but flocks may feed high in fruiting trees. It will follow army ants to feed on small prey disturbed by the ant columns. It builds a heavy cup nest of grass, moss, feathers, leaves and mud on a firm support above the ground, which may include human constructions such as windowsills. It lays 2 to 4 pale blue eggs with red - brown and gray markings between March and July and may double - brood. It is aggressive in defense of its nest, having been known to mob raptors as large as golden eagles, but is not otherwise particularly territorial. Aggressive defense against brood parasites may explain why it has not evolved complete recognition of brood parasite eggs ; it is one of only very few species of birds that are partial ejectors, with only about 25 % of individuals ejecting parasitic eggs of the bronzed cowbird. References ^ Jump up to : BirdLife International ( 2012 ). `` Turdus grayi ''. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Simbolos Patrios : El Yigüirro '' ( National Symbols : The Clay - coloured thrush ). museosdecostarica.com ( in Spanish ). Museos de Costa Rica. Retrieved 15 September 2007. Jump up ^ Foster, M.S. ( 2007 ). `` The potential of fruiting trees to enhance converted habitats for migrating birds in southern Mexico ''. Bird Conservation International. BirdLife International. 17 ( 1 ) : 45 -- 61. doi : 10.1017 / S0959270906000554. Jump up ^ Rasmussen, J. ; Sealy, S.G. ; Elliott, M.F. ; Elliott, K.H. ( 2012 ). `` Infrequent ejection of artificial Bronzed Cowbird ( Molothrus aeneus ) eggs by the Clay - colored Thrush ( Turdus grayi ) in Costa Rica ''. Ornitologia Neotropical. 23 ( 1 ) : 33. Retrieved 5 August 2015. Howell, Steven N.G. ; Webb, Sophie ( 1995 ). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford & New York : Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 - 19 - 854012 - 4. Sibley, David Allen ( 2000 ). The Sibley Guide to Birds. New York : Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0 - 679 - 45122 - 6. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turdus grayi. Wikispecies has information related to Turdus grayi The Sights and Sounds of Costa Rica with two. wav files of clay - colored robin songs at naturesongs.com `` Clay - coloured Thrush media ''. Internet Bird Collection. Clay - colored Thrush photo gallery at VIREO ( Drexel University ) Clay - colored Thrush species account at NeotropicalBirds ( Cornell University ) Interactive range map of Turdus grayi at IUCN Red List maps Taxon identifiers Wd : Q551736 eBird : clcrob EoL : 1177509 GBIF : 2490716 IBC : clay - coloured - thrush - turdus - grayi iNaturalist : 12720 IRMNG : 11160350 ITIS : 179768 IUCN : 22708914 NCBI : 203558 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clay-colored_thrush&oldid=833289207 '' Categories : IUCN Red List least concern species Turdus Birds of the U.S. Rio Grande Valleys Birds of Central America Birds of Costa Rica Birds of Colombia National symbols of Costa Rica Birds described in 1838 Hidden categories : CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Articles with ' species ' microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikispecies Asturianu Azərbaycanca Български Brezhoneg Cebuano Cymraeg Deutsch Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Հայերեն Magyar Nederlands Norsk Norsk nynorsk Русский Suomi Svenska Tiếng Việt Winaray 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 30 March 2018, at 17 : 49. 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Question: what is the national bird of costa rica
Answer: The clay-colored thrush