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Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris (Hartlaub, 1850)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The orange-billed nightingale-thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found from northern Mexico through Central America (except Belize) into northern South America. In addition it has been documented in Brazil and as a vagrant to the United States.
Wikipedia contributors, Orange-billed nightingale-thrush; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:05:04.048726+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Catharus aurantiirostris (Hartlaub, 1850)
- Name authority
- (Hartlaub, 1850)
- Common name
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Catharus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusCatharus Bonaparte, 1850
- speciesCatharus aurantiirostris (Hartlaub, 1850)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Catharus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| VeeryCatharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus (Lafresnaye, 1848) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus (Pallas, 1811) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus (Nuttall, 1840) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater (Lafresnaye, 1845) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostris Salvin, 1865 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Russet Nightingale-ThrushCatharus occidentalis P. L. Sclater, 1859 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Turdus aurantiirostris Hartlaub, 1850 Hartlaub, 1850 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
North America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559096 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XG37. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.