Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusLuscinia (Nightingales and Allies)
- SpeciesLuscinia megarhynchos (Common Nightingale)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
📅 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 Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Common Nightingale sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Nightingale in Bavarian Forest National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Nightingale in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.