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 Lake Manyara National Park
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cossypha semirufa
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
📅 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 Lake Manyara National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Common Nightingale sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Nightingale in Lake Manyara National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Common Nightingale in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.