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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Flores Shortwing	Common Nightingale
Nome científico	Brachypteryx floris	Luscinia megarhynchos
Ordem	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Família	Muscicapidae	Muscicapidae
Estado de conservação	Least Concern	Least Concern
Comprimento	—	16,5 cm (6.5 in)
Envergadura	12,9 cm (5.1 in)	25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Peso	17,7 g (0.62 oz)	21,0 g (0.74 oz)
Dieta	--	Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in …
Tamanho da postura	--	4-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Flores Shortwing —

Common Nightingale 16,5 cm

Envergadura

Flores Shortwing 12,9 cm

Common Nightingale 25,0 cm

Peso

Flores Shortwing 17,7 g

Common Nightingale 21,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

🌲 Forest

Flores Shortwing only

Nenhum

Common Nightingale only

🏖️ Coastal

Common Nightingale

Dense thickets, scrub, and undergrowth in deciduous woodland. Prefers areas with thick ground cover near water.

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Song & Call Comparison

Flores Shortwing

Common Nightingale

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Flores Shortwing

Common Nightingale

Breeds in Europe and western Asia. Winters in sub-Saharan Africa. A long-distance migrant crossing the Sahara.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Flores Shortwing

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

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How to Tell Them Apart

Flores Shortwing

Common Nightingale

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

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About These Birds

Flores Shortwing

Common Nightingale

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.

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