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Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Mats Havskogen (XC727108). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Greater WhitethroatCurruca communis
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 171,737 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 171,737 |
| Spain | 1,508 |
| Germany | 546 |
| France | 488 |
| Comunidad de Madrid | 453 |
| Cataluña/Catalunya | 327 |
| Italy | 299 |
| Andalucía | 242 |
| Castilla y León | 194 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats · Muscicapidae |
| Genus | Nightingales and Allies · Luscinia |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Nightingale with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.