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 Mercantour National Park
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
📅 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 Mercantour National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Common Nightingale sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Nightingale in Mercantour National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Nightingale in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.