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 Wadden Sea National Park
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Siberian Rubythroat
Luscinia calliope
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Amur Stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Nightingale sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 273 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Nightingale in Wadden Sea National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Nightingale in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.