Common Nightingale vs Bearded Scrub-robin

Luscinia megarhynchos 对比 Tychaedon quadrivirgata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Common Nightingale Bearded Scrub-robin
学名 Luscinia megarhynchos Tychaedon quadrivirgata
Passeriformes Passeriformes
Muscicapidae Muscicapidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 16.5 cm (6.5 in)
翼展 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 15.9 cm (6.3 in)
体重 21.0 g (0.74 oz) 26.416666666666668 g (0.93 oz)
食性 Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in … --
产卵数 4-5 2-3
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Nightingale 16.5 cm
Bearded Scrub-robin
翼展
Common Nightingale 25.0 cm
Bearded Scrub-robin 15.9 cm
体重
Common Nightingale 21.0 g
Bearded Scrub-robin 26.416666666666668 g

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Common Nightingale only

Bearded Scrub-robin only

Common Nightingale

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

Song & Call Comparison

Common Nightingale

鸣唱

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.

Bearded Scrub-robin

Geographic Range & Migration

Common Nightingale

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

Bearded Scrub-robin

保护状况

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

Least Concern

Bearded Scrub-robin

How to Tell Them Apart

Common Nightingale

羽毛

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

Thin, pointed, dark brown bill

Bearded Scrub-robin

About These Birds

Common Nightingale

夜莺(Luscinia megarhynchos)— 分布于欧洲和中亚,在非洲越冬。以夜间也能听到的复杂而丰富的歌声著称。

Bearded Scrub-robin

The Bearded Scrub-robin is a small, ground-dwelling bird of the forest understory and woodland edges in East and Central Africa, from Somalia to Zambia. It has brown upperparts, a white throat with fine black streaking giving a bearded appearance, and warm rufous flanks. It forages among leaf litter for insects, spiders, and small invertebrates.

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