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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Common Nightingale	Short-toed Rock-thrush
Tên Khoa Học	Luscinia megarhynchos	Monticola brevipes
Bộ	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Họ	Muscicapidae	Muscicapidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn	Least Concern	Least Concern
Chiều Dài	16,5 cm (6.5 in)	—
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	25,0 cm (9.8 in)	20,5 cm (8.1 in)
Khối Lượng	21,0 g (0.74 oz)	34,75 g (1.23 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in …	--
Số Trứng	4-5	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Common Nightingale 16,5 cm

Short-toed Rock-thrush —

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Common Nightingale 25,0 cm

Short-toed Rock-thrush 20,5 cm

Khối Lượng

Common Nightingale 21,0 g

Short-toed Rock-thrush 34,75 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Common Nightingale only

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Short-toed Rock-thrush only

Không

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

Common Nightingale

Tiếng Hót

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.

Short-toed Rock-thrush

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Nightingale

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

Short-toed Rock-thrush

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

Least Concern

Short-toed Rock-thrush

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Nightingale

Bộ Lông

Plain warm brown upperparts with a rufous-chestnut tail. Pale greyish-white underparts. Unremarkable appearance belies its remarkable voice.

Mỏ

Thin, pointed, dark brown bill

Short-toed Rock-thrush

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About These Birds

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.

Short-toed Rock-thrush

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