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Black-billed nightingale-thrush

Catharus gracilirostris

Photo by The MnMs
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Description:

This was a very happy nightingale taking a morning sand/sun bath.
These birds are 13.5 to 16 cm. The adult has olive- brown upperparts, a grey crown, paler grey underparts, becoming whitish on the belly, and an olive breast band. Its bill is black.The juvenile is darker on the head and underparts, has a brown breast band, and the belly is marked with brown.

Habitat:

Paraiso Quetzal. San Gerardo de Dota/Cerro de la Muerte.

Reference Links:

Black-billed nightingale-thrush, INBio. Species of Costa Rica -Catharus gracilirostris

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Comments (5)
The MnMs
Thanks beaker and staccyh! yes, it was lovely to see this bird enjoy the sand bath. It also reminded of the sparrows I used to see in my country, doing the same :-)
staccyh
So cute! The sparrows in my garden do this quite often too, nice to watch :)
beaker98
Nothing like a sand bath in the morning:) What a cute little bird!
The MnMs
Many thanks Ava, Ivan and Caleb :-) I enjoyed watching this birds sand bath :-)

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PublishedJuly 12, 2014

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