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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Western Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
📅 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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Common Nightingale sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 868 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Nightingale in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Nightingale in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.