Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchosBrehm, CL, 1831
English (US) Common Nightingale
The Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Luscinia megarhynchos
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Nightingale
- Described by
- Brehm, CL, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Luscinia megarhynchos megarhynchos
- Luscinia megarhynchos africana
- Luscinia megarhynchos golzii
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Brehm, CL, 1831
- Type locality
- Germany.
- Original description
- Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands p.356
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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