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Nightingale

The Nightingale , also known as Rufous Nightingale and Common Nightingale, is a small passerine Passerine

A passerine is a bird [i] of the giant order [i] Passeriformes. ... 

 bird Bird

Birds are biped [i]al, warm-blooded [i], oviparous [i] vertebrate [i] animals characterized [i] ... 

 that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae Thrush (bird)

See also other birds with Thrush in their name: Waterthrush [i], Shrike [i]-thrush, Thrush Nightingale [i] ... 

, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher Old World flycatcher

The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine [i] bird [i]s re ... 

, Muscicapidae Old World flycatcher

The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine [i] bird [i]s re ... 

. It, and similar small Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

an species, are often called chats. It is a migratory Bird migration

Long-distance land bird migration ... 

 insectivorous species breeding in forest and scrub in Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

 and south-west Asia Asia

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. The distribution is more southerly than the very closely related Thrush Nightingale Thrush Nightingale

The Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia, is a small passerine [i] bird [i] that was formerly class ... 

 Luscinia luscinia.

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This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Nightingale Nightingale

The Nightingale, also known as Rufous Nightingale and Common Nightingale, is a small passerine [i] bird [i] ... 

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The Nightingale , also known as Rufous Nightingale and Common Nightingale, is a small passerine Passerine

A passerine is a bird [i] of the giant order [i] Passeriformes. ... 

 bird Bird

Birds are biped [i]al, warm-blooded [i], oviparous [i] vertebrate [i] animals characterized [i] ... 

 that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae Thrush (bird)

See also other birds with Thrush in their name: Waterthrush [i], Shrike [i]-thrush, Thrush Nightingale [i]
... 

, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher Old World flycatcher

The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine [i] bird [i]s re ... 

, Muscicapidae Old World flycatcher

The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine [i] bird [i]s re ... 

. It, and similar small Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

an species, are often called chats.

It is a migratory Bird migration

Long-distance land bird migration
... 

 insectivorous species breeding in forest and scrub in Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

 and south-west Asia Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent [i] or region, depending on the definition.... 

. The distribution is more southerly than the very closely related Thrush Nightingale Thrush Nightingale

The Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia, is a small passerine [i] bird [i] that was formerly class ... 

 Luscinia luscinia. It nests low in dense bushes. It winters in southern Africa Africa

Africa is one of the greatest sized continents of the Earth.... 

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The Nightingale is slightly larger than the European Robin European Robin

The European Robin is a small passerine [i] bird [i] that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush [i] ... 

, at 15-16.5 cm length. It is plain brown above except for the reddish tail. It is buff to white below. Sexes are similar.

The male Nightingale is known for his singing, to the extent that human singer Singer

A singer is a type of musician [i] who uses his or her voice [i] to produce music [i]. ... 

s are sometimes admiringly referred to as nightingales; the song is loud, with an impressive range of whistles, trills and gurgles. Although it also sings during the day, the Nightingale is unusual in singing late in the evening; its song is particularly noticeable at that time because few other birds are singing. This is why its name includes "night". Recent research has shown that the birds sing even more loudly in urban or near-urban environments, in order to overcome the background noise. The most characteristic feature of the song is a loud whistling crescendo, absent from the song of Thrush Nightingale. It has a frog-like alarm call.

The eastern races L. m. hafizi and L. m. africana have paler upperparts and a stronger face-pattern, including a pale supercilium Supercilium

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Culture

  • The Nightingale is the national bird of Iran Iran



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  • In popular traditions, the Nightingale announces the coming of spring, and is a symbol of love.
  • The French traditional song inspired Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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 when composing his Humoresque opus 10-2.

References

Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

  • on the Internet Bird Collection