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COMMON NIGHTINGALE

Luscinia megarhynchos

Length

15-16,5 cm

Wingspan

23-26 cm

Classification

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae

Luscinia megarhynchos

Habitat

It usually sings from the thickness of the undergrowth in wooded areas with abundant thickets, preferably near bodies of water. Although he also sings during the day, he has a habit of continuing to sing until late at night.

Description

Dull coloured bird; a long tail with reddish tones on the brown back stands out, the belly is more whitish. On the face, the large black eye with a paler eye ring and a fine beak are striking. It is a bird very easy to scare, being much easier to detect it by its singing than to be able to observe it.

Luscinia megarhynchos
Regular | Occasional                Resident | Transient | Winter | Summer

Description

Dull coloured bird; a long tail with reddish tones on the brown back stands out, the belly is more whitish. On the face, the large black eye with a paler eye ring and a fine beak are striking. It is a bird very easy to scare, being much easier to detect it by its singing than to be able to observe it.

Regular | Occasional
Resident | Transient | Winter | Summer