The black-headed nightingale-thrush (Catharus mexicanus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
| Black-headed nightingale-thrush | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Catharus |
| Species: | C. mexicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Catharus mexicanus (Bonaparte, 1856) | |
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
When interacting with ruddy-capped nightingale-thrushes, it is aggressive.[2]