The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale, is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It 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 belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Brehm, CL 1831
Reference:
Handb. Naturgesch. Vög. Deutschl.
Protonym:
Luscinia megarhynchos
Type locality:
Germany.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103667#page/388/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
7C7F0DEE5B364038
Avibase ID:
avibase-7C7F0DEE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7C7F0DEE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560897
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Rossignol philomèle ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Rossignol philomèle ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Common Nightingale ( Erithacus megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Common Nightingale ( Erithacus megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Erithacus megarhynchos [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Erithacus megarhynchos [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Erithacus megarhynchos [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Common Nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Luscinia megarhynchos [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Luscinia megarhynchos [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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