Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusCatharus (Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes)
- SpeciesCatharus mexicanus (Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Cusuco National Park
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus frantzii
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Slate-colored Solitaire
Myadestes unicolor
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis
Black Thrush
Turdus infuscatus
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 14 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush in Cusuco National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush in Cusuco National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush in Cusuco National Park in our monthly data.