Black-billed Nightingale-thrush (Catharus gracilirostris)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Catharus ("pure/clean") gracilirostris ("slender beak")

Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus gracilirostris) at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica - November 2025

Featured Subspecies: Catharus gracilirostris gracilirostris
Weight: 21g  /  Length: 13.5-16cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A small eurasian robin like thrush endemic to the Talamancan Montane Forests of Costa Rica and Panama - it has a similar lifestyle to them at low levels, hopping along the ground or low shrubs looking for invertibrates and fruits. 
 
Related Species: 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Catharus
SUBSPECIES: C. g. gracilirostris, C. g. accentor
 
- Sighting Locations - 

COSTA RICA - Spanish - Zorzalito Piquinegro

An endemic of the Talamancan Montane Forest Ecozone
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at San Gerardo de Dota 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto