Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
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<birdfyi-bird slug="common-nightingale"></birdfyi-bird>Celebrated as one of Europe's finest songsters, the Common Nightingale delivers an extraordinarily rich, loud, flute-like melody of bubbling trills, slow whistles, and a rising crescendo, sung by day and by night. Its appearance is plain by contrast: warm brown upperparts, a rufous-chestnut tail, and pale greyish-white underparts. It skulks in dense thickets, scrub, and undergrowth within deciduous woodland, favouring thick ground cover near water, where it forages for insects and larvae, adding berries in autumn. Nesting low in cover, it lays four to five eggs, incubated for 13 to 14 days, with young fledging at 10 to 12 days. A long-distance migrant, it breeds in Europe and western Asia and crosses the Sahara to winter in sub-Saharan Africa. The species is classified as Least Concern.
Sobre
The common nightingale is celebrated as one of the finest songsters in the bird world, inspiring poets from Homer to Keats. Males sing complex phrases of over 250 different types, often at night during breeding season. Despite its famous song, the nightingale is a plain-looking bird that skulks in dense vegetation.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Body Length | 16,5 cm | 6.5 in |
| Envergadura | 25,0 cm | 9.8 in |
| Peso | 21,0 g | 0.74 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Plain warm brown upperparts with a rufous-chestnut tail. Pale greyish-white underparts. Unremarkable appearance belies its remarkable voice.
Bico
Thin, pointed, dark brown bill
Habitat & Range
Dense thickets, scrub, and undergrowth in deciduous woodland. Prefers areas with thick ground cover near water.
Distribuição geográfica
Breeds in Europe and western Asia. Winters in sub-Saharan Africa. A long-distance migrant crossing the Sahara.
Diet & Feeding
Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in dense cover.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: CP,DM. Incubation: 13-14 days. Fledging: 10-12 days.
Tamanho da postura
4-5
Som
Canto
Considered Europe's finest songster: an extraordinarily rich, loud, flute-like melody of bubbling trills, slow whistles, and a distinctive crescendo 'lu-lu-lu'. Sings day and night.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Passeriformes (Songbirds) |
| Família | Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers) |
| Genus | Luscinia |
| Espécies | Luscinia megarhynchos |
Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Nachtigall |
| Spanish | Ruiseñor Común |
Distribution
Common Nightingale has been recorded in 4 countries.
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Other species in the Muscicapidae family