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Thrush Nightingale

Luscinia luscinia (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The thrush nightingale, also known as the sprosser, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Luscinia
Scientific:
  Luscinia luscinia

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.184

Protonym:
  Motacilla Luscinia

Type locality:
  'Europae frondosis'; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1910, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 736.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/203/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6EC667529FB53E43

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6EC66752

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6EC66752

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560896

Geographic range:

  • Luscinia luscinia: northern Eurasia; winters to eastern and southern Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Thrush Nightingale
Catalan:
rossinyol rus
Czech:
slavík tmavý
Danish:
Nattergal
German:
Sprosser
Spanish:
Ruiseñor Ruso
Spanish (Spain):
Ruiseñor Ruso
Finnish:
satakieli
French:
Rossignol progné
Croatian:
Mrki slavujj
Hungarian:
Nagy fülemüle
Icelandic:
Húmgali
Italian:
Usignolo maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
yabusayonakidori
Japanese:
ヤブサヨナキドリ
Lithuanian:
Rytinė lakštingala
Dutch:
Noordse Nachtegaal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Nattergal
Norwegian:
Nattergal
Polish:
słowik szary
Portuguese:
rouxinol-oriental
Portuguese (Portugal):
Rouxinol-oriental
Russian:
Обыкновенный соловей
Slovak:
slávik veľký
Serbian:
Veliki slavuj
Swedish:
näktergal
Ukrainian:
Соловейко східний
Chinese:
欧歌鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
歐歌鴝

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rossignol progné ( Luscinia luscinia)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Rossignol progné ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements 1st edition:
Thrush Nightingale ( Erithacus luscinia)
Clements, version 2021:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements, version 2022:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Thrush Nightingale ( Erithacus luscinia)
Clements 4th edition:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Erithacus luscinia
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Erithacus luscinia
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Erithacus luscinia
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Thrush Nightingale ( Luscinia luscinia)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Luscinia luscinia
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Luscinia luscinia

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Lysternagtegaal
Arabic: العندليب, العندليب الأرقط
Azerbaijani: Adi bülbül
Bashkir: былбыл, һандуғас
Belarusian: Cалавей, Салавей усходні, Усходні салавей
Bulgarian: Северен славей
Breton: Eostig, Eostig-Rusia
Catalan: Rossinyol rus
Montenegrin: veliki slavuj, велики славуј
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): велики славуј
Czech: Slavík tmavý
Chuvash: ахаль шăпчăк, шăпчăк
Welsh: Eos fraith, Eos fronfraith
Danish: Nattergal
German: Sprosser
Greek: Τζικλαηδόνι, Τσιχλαηδόvι, Τσιχλαηδόνι
Greek (Cypriot): Τζικλαηδόνι
English: Eastern Nightingale, Sprosser, Sprosser Nightingale, Thrush Nightingale, Thrush-Nightingale
English, HBW: Thrush Nightingale
English (IOC): Thrush Nightingale
English (Kenya): Thrush Nightingale
English (United States): Thrush Nightingale
Esperanto: norda najtingalo
Spanish: Ruiseñor Ruso
Spanish (Spain): Ruiseñor Ruso
Spanish (HBW): Ruiseñor ruso
Estonian: harilik ööbik, Ööbik
Basque: Urretxindor, Urretxindor errusiar
Evenki: кулдэкӣ, соловей
Persian: بلبل خالدار
Finnish: Satakieli
Faroese: Náttargali
French: Rossignol progne, Rossignol progné
Friulian: rusignûi, rusignûl, usignûl
Frisian: Nattergeal, Noardske geal
Irish: Filiméala, Filiméala Smólaigh, Smólfhiliméala
Galician: Rousinol ruso
Manx: Lhon ny hoie, Ushag-oie
Hebrew: זמיר מנומר
Croatian: Mrki Slavuj, Mrki slavujj, Veliki slavuj
Hungarian: Nagy fülemüle
Armenian: [Sovorakan Sokhak ], Սովորական Սոխակ
Icelandic: Húmgali
Italian: Usignolo maggiore
Japanese (romaji): yabusayonakidori, yonakitsugumi
Japanese: ヤブサヨナキドリ, ヨナキツグミ
Georgian: აღმოსავლური ბულბული, ჩვეულებრივი ბულბული, ჩვეულებრივი იადონი
Kara-Kalpak: бүлбүл
Kabardian: уэрэдбзу
Khakas: Торчых
Kazakh: Кәдімгі бұлбұл, кәдуілгі бұлбұл, шығыс бұлбұлы
Greenlandic: Unnuariannguaq
Korean: 나이팅게일
North Karelian: šatakieli
Kirghiz: кадимки булбул
Scientific: Erithacus luscinia, Luscinia aedon, Luscinia bohmi, Luscinia luscinia, Luscinia philomela, Motacilla Luscinia, Sylvia luscinia
Luxembourgish: Nordesch Nuechtegailchen, Sprosser
Lithuanian: Lakštingala, Rytine lakštingala, Rytinė lakštingala
Latvian: Austrumu lakstīgala, Lakstīgala
Macedonian: Велики славеj, Голем славеј, Северен славеј
Moldavian: Privighetoare de zăvoi
Maltese: Rozinjol Prim, Rożinjol Prim, Rożinjol rus
Dutch: Noordse Nachtegaal
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nattergal
Norwegian: Nattergal, Østlig nattergal
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): mustuleppylindu
Polish: Rudzik, slowik szary, słowik szary
Portuguese: rouxinol russo, rouxinol-oriental, Rouxinol-russo
Portuguese (Portugal): Rouxinol-oriental
Romansh: Luschaina dal nord
Rhaeto-Romance: Luschaina dal nord
Romanian: Privighetoare de zăvoi
Russian: Obyknovenny Solovey, восточный соловей, Обыкновенный соловей, Соловей, Соловей восточный, Соловей обыкновенный
Yakut: соловей
Sardinian: Filomena, Passirillanti
Scots: Spideag
Northern Sami: čuohtegielaš
Slovak: slávik tmavý, Slávik veľký
Slovenian: veliki slavec
Albanian: Bilbil, Bilbili lindor
Serbian: Veliki slavuj, Велики славуj, Велики славуј
Swedish: Näktergal
Swahili: Kurumbiza Tumbo-madoa
Turkmen: adaty bilbil
Turkish: Alaca-göğüslü Bülbül, Benekli Bübül, Benekli bülbül, Benekli Bülbülü
Tatar: былбыл, гади сандугач , сандугач
Udmurt: кыло уӵы, мачкись папа, сандугась, сандугач, сундыгась, сундыгач, уӵы, уӵыос
Ukrainian: Cоловей, Соловейко східний , Східний соловейко
Uzbek: оддий булбул, шарқ булбули
Chinese: 夜莺, 夜鶯, 欧歌鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 歐歌鴝
Chinese (Taiwan): 夜鶯

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