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Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris) is a member of the Turdidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 29.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Turdidae Thrushes
- Genus Catharus
- Species aurantiirostris
Where it lives
Northwestern Mexico to northern Colombia and central Venezuela
Quick facts
- Weight
- 29.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Turdidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris) belongs to the Turdidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA nw Mexico to n Colombia and c Venezuela.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 29.8 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 6.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 674,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush?
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush is a small bird that weighs around 29.8 g.
Where does the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush live?
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA nw Mexico to n Colombia and c Venezuela, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush belong to?
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris) belongs to the Turdidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush eat?
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush migrate?
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush make?
1 real field recording of the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush's range?
The Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush has a mapped global range of about 674,000 km².
Conservation
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