Turdus infuscatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The black thrush (Turdus infuscatus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. It was formerly known as the black robin. The black thrush was originally described in 1844 as Merula infuscata. It was later reassigned to its present genus Turdus that had been erected in 1758. For a time it and the glossy-black thrush (T. serranus) were treated as conspecific but molecular studies determined that they are separate species and not closely related. The black thrush's closest relative is the sooty thrush (T. nigrescens).
The black thrush is monotypic. The black thrush is 22 to 23 cm (8.7 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 60 to 90 g (2.1 to 3.2 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males are almost entirely black with a slightly duller and more slaty belly and undertail coverts. They have a bright yellow ring of bare skin around the eye. Adult females have an olive brown head with dusky brown streaks on the cheeks and a dark brown eye ring. Their upperparts, tail, and upper surface of the wings are olive brown. Their chin and throat are whitish with... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Thrush sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black Thrush in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in February and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of El Triunfo's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 420 mm in June. June has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black Thrush sightings, El Triunfo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Tigra National Park (Honduras, under 5%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Black Thrush that you can see in El Triunfo (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Clay-colored Thrush (about 80%) and White-throated Thrush (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (58 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
