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 Ruaha National Park
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Thrush Nightingale sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thrush Nightingale in Ruaha National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Thrush Nightingale in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.