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Common Nightingale

Photo: Erik Eckstein · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Birds

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Observations in the area
5
Last sighting
7 April 2026
Category
Birds
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The species

The common nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as rufous nightingale, is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats.

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