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The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small passerine bird which is best known for its powerful and beautiful song. An Old World flycatcher, it belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats. Its range partly overlaps with that of the more northerly thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia), a closely related species ...
Nightingale, any of several small Old World thrushes, belonging to the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes), renowned for their song. The name refers in particular to the Eurasian nightingale (Erithacus, or Luscinia, megarhynchos), a brown bird, 16 centimetres (6 1 2 inches) long, with a rufous
- The Common Nightingale Looks Like the Most Ordinary Bird You Will Ever See The common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) will never win a beauty contest. This is a plain brown bird with warm, earthy upperparts and a rusty brown tail that flicks constantly when the bird perches. The underside carries a variable buffy wash across the breast that fades to pale cream on the belly. That is it ...
Nightingale can also refer to the closely related thrush nightingale, or the entire nightingale genus, or a few unrelated songbird species like the nightingale-thrush. But unless otherwise indicated, this article will refer mostly to the common nightingale bird, also known as the rufous nightingale.
A plain brown bird with a pale eyering and rusty-brown tail, best known for its rich, powerful song which can keep people awake when given at night. In areas of overlap, compare with extremely similar Thrush Nightingale; note present species’ unmarked pale underparts, often with a variable buffy wash, as well as its warmer-toned back and brighter rufous tail. Song is extremely variable, and ...