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Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

From eastern Mexico to northern Colombia, this plain gray-brown thrush is very common in lowland habitats, including parks and gardens. In recent years it has become a regular visitor to southernmost Texas, especially in winter, and it has even nested there a number of times. It was formerly called Clay-colored Robin.
Family Thrushes
From eastern Mexico to northern Colombia, this plain gray-brown thrush is very common in lowland habitats, including parks and gardens. In recent years it has become a regular visitor to southernmost Texas, especially in winter, and it has even nested there a number of times. It was formerly called Clay-colored Robin.
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Songs and Calls
Song a series of rich, variable phrases; likened to a sweet call of American Robin; also clucking call notesand thin, high-pitched flight call.
Audio © Lang Elliott, Bob McGuire, Kevin Colver, Martyn Stewart and others.
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