Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusLuscinia (Nightingales and Allies)
- SpeciesLuscinia megarhynchos (Common Nightingale)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nightingale sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Abyssinian Wheatear
Oenanthe lugubris
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Nightingale in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Common Nightingale sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Nightingale in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Nightingale in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.