Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusLuscinia (Nightingales and Allies)
- SpeciesLuscinia luscinia (Thrush Nightingale)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 14 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 17 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 18 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 20 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 21 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 23 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Thrush Nightingale in Kruger National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Thrush Nightingale sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thrush Nightingale in Kruger National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Thrush Nightingale in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.