Common Nightingale

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Doñana National Park
608 Verified records at Doñana National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), is a small passerine bird which is known for its powerful and beautiful song, often described as one of the most beautiful sounds in nature. 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 with which hybrids have occurred. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nightingale sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 608 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
3 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
6 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
7 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
9 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
11 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
14 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
15 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
18 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
21 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
22 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
25 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
27 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
28 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
29 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
30 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
33 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Nightingale in Doñana National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nightingale sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 608 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Nightingale in Doñana National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Common Nightingale in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.

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