Thrushes (Turdidae)
Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) - HBW 10, p. 746
French: Rossignol philomèle
German: Nachtigall
Spanish: Ruiseñor Común
Other common names: (Rufous/Western) Nightingale
Taxonomy: Luscinia megarhynchos C. L. Brehm, 1831, Germany.
Genus has occasionally been merged into Erithacus. Hybridization with L. luscinia rare. Geographical variation partially clinal, from darker, shorter-winged and shorter-tailed in W to paler, longer-winged and longer-tailed in E. Additional races have been suggested, but generally considered untenable; corsa, luscinioides, caligiformes, tauridae and baehrmanni all synonymized with nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- megarhynchos C. L. Brehm, 1831 - NW Africa, W & C Europe E to C Turkey and Levant; non-breeding Africa.
- africana (G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) - Caucasus area and E Turkey E to N & SW Iran; non-breeding NE & E Africa.
- hafizi Severtsov, 1873 - E Iran E to Kazakhstan, SW Mongolia, NW China (W Xinjiang) and Afghanistan; non-breeding E Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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singing on a branch Locality Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Chris Romeiks 28 May 2011 36 weeks ago 52 sec 5 -
singing on a branch Locality Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Chris Romeiks 28 May 2011 9 weeks ago 25 sec 4.8 -
A bird singing on a branch. Locality Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Jeremiusz Trzaska 2 June 2011 35 weeks ago 47 sec 4.8 -
An adult at a feeder eating a mealworm and collecting several to bring to the nest Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp megarhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 11 June 2005 6 years ago 50 sec 4.8 -
An adult at a feeder, eating mealworms and collecting several to bring to the chicks Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp megarhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 11 June 2005 6 years ago 38 sec 4.6 -
An adult eating mealworms at a feeder and collecting several to bring to the chicks Locality Lynx Garden, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp megarhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 11 June 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 4.6
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after having a bath
Locality Montserrat Mountain Natural Park, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Josep Batlle 6 June 2011 14 weeks ago 4.6 -
Tail upright
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar (ssp africana)
John A Thompson 24 April 2011 41 weeks ago 4.6 -
Under a tree
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 24 April 2011 41 weeks ago 4.5 -
first winter
Locality Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
AurélienAudevard 8 September 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
on a twig
Locality Mitzpe Ramon, Negev Desert, Israel
Lior Kislev 23 March 2006 8 weeks ago 4 -
Male singing in a tree
Locality Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Hans-Georg Folz 20 April 2011 9 weeks ago 4
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Morning song with alarm call at the end Locality Birkhalde, Brandenburg, Germany
Roland Bischoff 30 May 2011 34 weeks ago 5 -
Nocturnal song, part 9 Locality Lampertheim, Hesse, Germany
Claus Fischer 21 April 2011 41 weeks ago 5 -
Nocturnal song, part 8 Locality Lampertheim, Hesse, Germany
Claus Fischer 21 April 2011 41 weeks ago 5 -
nocturnal song, part 7 Locality Lampertheim, Hesse, Germany
Claus Fischer 21 April 2011 41 weeks ago 5 -
nocturnal song, part 6 Locality Lampertheim, Hesse, Germany
Claus Fischer 21 April 2011 41 weeks ago 5 -
nocturnal song, part 5 Locality Lampertheim, Hesse, Germany
Claus Fischer 21 April 2011 41 weeks ago 5
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