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Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos
Family
Old World Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
comnig1, CONI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOld World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
SpeciesLuscinia megarhynchos
Codescomnig1, CONI
Identification

The Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) is a member of the Old World Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code comnig1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Old World Flycatchers
Gray-streaked Flycatcher
Muscicapa griseisticta
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
Ferruginous Flycatcher
Muscicapa ferruginea
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa dauurica
Ashy-breasted Flycatcher
Muscicapa randi
Sumba Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa segregata
Common Nightingale photo
(c) Erik Eckstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erik Eckstein

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Luscinia megarhynchos

Family: Old World Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: comnig1