---
title: "Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush"
description: "Catharus gracilirostris — Birds. The black-billed nightingale-thrush (Catharus gracilirostris) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-billed-nightingale-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush

> Catharus gracilirostris — Birds. The black-billed nightingale-thrush (Catharus gracilirostris) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies.

- Scientific name: *Catharus gracilirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 684
- Wikidata: [Q903611](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903611)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12888](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12888)

## Names

- en: Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- de: Graukehl-Musendrossel
- es: Zorzalito piquinegro
- fr: Grive à bec noir
- nl: Grijskeeldwerglijster
- pl: Drozdek cienkodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

CR (594), PA (47)

## Summary

The black-billed nightingale-thrush (Catharus gracilirostris) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_nightingale-thrush

## Photo

![Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-billed-nightingale-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103586723

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-billed-nightingale-thrush?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).