The Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush has a black head, brown back, and orange bill and legs. It occurs in humid forest understory and is resident in Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Its back is brown and its head is black. The bill, legs, and eye-ring are orange; females have a browner head than males.
It is resident and favors humid forest understory. In Bocas del Toro, it is recorded in foothills on the Caribbean slope.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.