Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 9,032
- Most observed in
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small passerine bird which is known for its powerful and beautiful song, often described as one of the most beautiful sounds in nature. An Old World flycatcher, it belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats. Its range partly overlaps with that of the more northerly thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia), a closely related species with which hybrids have occurred.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common nightingale”.