Adult (Brown-headed) © Adam Jackson eBird S146947610 Macaulay Library ML 603841171
Adult (Brown-headed) © fernando Burgalin Sequeria
Adult (Gray-headed) © Dubi Shapiro
Adult (Brown-headed) © Jim Merritt
Adult (Gray-headed) © Raul Soto
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Adult (Brown-headed) © Austin Groff
Juvenile © Guillermo Saborío Vega

Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris

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Identification

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Small, plain-breasted thrush of tropical and subtropical woodland; mainly in foothills, but also in highlands. In winter many birds move to coastal lowlands of west Mexico. Feeds mainly on the ground, but also in fruiting bushes. Sings from low to middle level perches, usually well hidden. Unlike most thrushes, sings year-round, but less often in winter. Told from similar species by mostly to wholly orange bill, narrow orange eyering, and brighter pale legs. Song distinctive: slightly jerky and tinny.

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