Turdus obsoletus
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The pale-vented thrush (Turdus obsoletus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
The pale‑vented thrush is a species of songbird that belongs to the family Turdidae, genus Turdus. This species is composed of three subspecies the first being Turdus obsoletus obsoletus which can be found in the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, Panama, and northwestern Columbia. The second subspecies is the Turdus obsoletus parambanus found in west Columbia and west Ecuador. The last of the subspecies is the Turdus obsoletus colombianus found in the eastern slope of the western Andes in Columbia.
The upper parts of the birds' feathers are brown with the underparts being lighter with a white underside near the tail area and the underside of the wings are pale orange. Both the male and female appearances are similar. The height of the bird ranges from 5cm up to 23cm tall and weighs from 61g to 82g. The subspecies parambanus appearance has... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Thrush sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 269 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 178th most-seen of the 412 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-vented Thrush in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 510 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-vented Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Pale-vented Thrush sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Darién National Park (Panama, under 5%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Pale-vented Thrush that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Clay-colored Thrush (about 50%), Mountain Thrush (about 30%) 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 Pale-vented Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (269 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.
