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Clay-colored Robin

Turdus grayiOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Grassland with scattered trees



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Rare



Egg Color:

Pale blue with brown, gray and red spots



Number of Eggs:

2 - 4



Incubation Days:

12 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Mud, grasses, and twigs



Migration:

Nonmigratory



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Overview

Clay-colored Robin: Large thrush with olive-brown upperparts, buff throat has faint brown streaks, and pale brown underparts. Bill is yellow-green and black-tipped. The legs and feet are gray-black. Direct, swift flight on rapidly beating wings. It is the national bird of Costa Rica.

Range and Habitat

Clay-colored Robin: Resident from eastern Mexico to Columbia; occurs casually in lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Inhabits open or semi-open areas; also forest edges, gardens, suburban lots.

Breeding and Nesting

Clay-colored Robin: Two to four pale blue eggs dotted with brown, gray, and red are laid in a cup nest made of mud, grass, and twigs, and built low in a tree or shrub. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Clay-colored Robin: Eats insects, caterpillars, and some berries and fruits; occasionally takes snails, small amphibians, and reptiles. Hops and runs on the ground while foraging, pushing litter aside with its bill; also gleans food from branches and foliage low in trees.

Readily Eats

Raisins, Currants, Nut Meal

Vocalization

Clay-colored Robin: Song is a slow, long, caroling of various musical phrases such as "cheerily-cheer-up-cheerio." Calls include a throaty "tock", a slurred "reeur-ee", and a clucking note.

Similar Species

Clay-colored Robin: American Robin has red-brown breast, white belly, gray-brown upperparts, white throat, and yellow bill.

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Family Thrush (Turdidae)_blue
Species Turdus grayi
Length9 Inches
Wingspan14.75 Inches

Clay-colored Robin

Clay-colored Robin: Large thrush with olive-brown upperparts, buff throat has faint brown streaks, and pale brown underparts. Bill is yellow-green and black-tipped. The legs and feet are gray-black. Direct, swift flight on rapidly beating wings. It is the national bird of Costa Rica.

● Song: "cheerily-cheer-up-cheerio"

● Foraging & Feeding: Clay-colored Robin: Eats insects, caterpillars, and some berries and fruits; occasionally takes snails, small amphibians, and reptiles. Hops and runs on the ground while foraging, pushing litter aside with its bill; also gleans food from branches and foliage low in trees.

● Breeding & nesting: Clay-colored Robin: Two to four pale blue eggs dotted with brown, gray, and red are laid in a cup nest made of mud, grass, and twigs, and built low in a tree or shrub. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Clay-colored Robin: American Robin has red-brown breast, white belly, gray-brown upperparts, white throat, and yellow bill.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Clay-colored Robin Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Clay-colored Robin: Resident from eastern Mexico to Columbia; occurs casually in lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Inhabits open or semi-open areas; also forest edges, gardens, suburban lots.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationRare
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight2.6 Ounces