Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale, is a small passerine bird which is best known for its powerful and beautiful song. 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, a closely related species with which hybrids have occurred.

Scientific name

Luscinia megarhynchos

Family

Old World Flycatchers

IUCN status

LC

Birds of Conservation Concern

Red