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 Mkomazi National Park
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
White-starred Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Usambara Akalat
Sheppardia montana
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Cape Robin-Chat
Cossypha caffra
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cossypha semirufa
📅 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 Mkomazi National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Common Nightingale sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Nightingale in Mkomazi National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Nightingale in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.