Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Summary 2

The common nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as rufous nightingale, is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats.

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  1. (c) ward123, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC)
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luscinia_megarhynchos

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Color brown
Taxonomy:family Muscicapidae
Taxonomy:class Aves