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 Tarangire National Park
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
📅 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 Tarangire National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Thrush Nightingale sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thrush Nightingale in Tarangire National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Thrush Nightingale in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.