Bird
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos · Muscicapidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records1,201,540in 73 countries
Most seen inFrance418,324 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common Nightingale in brief
The common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) is a bird of the Muscicapidae family — species of bird.
Across the 73 countries we cover it has 1,201,540 published records, most of them from France, Spain and the Netherlands. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in January and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France418,324 records · best May, Apr
Spain326,906 records · best May, Apr
Netherlands118,144 records · best May, Apr
Germany74,738 records · best May, Apr
Portugal62,033 records · best May, Apr
Belgium25,878 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria23,499 records · best May, Jun
United Kingdom23,193 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye14,413 records · best May, Apr
Greece13,466 records · best May, Apr
Italy12,907 records · best May, Apr
Czechia12,153 records · best May, Apr
Israel8,602 records · best Apr, Mar
Hungary8,274 records · best May, Apr
Poland6,432 records · best May, Jun
Serbia6,296 records · best May, Apr
Switzerland5,257 records · best May, Apr
Croatia4,440 records · best May, Apr
Slovakia3,882 records · best May, Apr
Morocco3,597 records · best Apr, Mar
Austria3,345 records · best May, Apr
Luxembourg2,768 records · best May, Aug
United Arab Emirates2,185 records · best Apr, May
Iran2,056 records · best May, Jun
Denmark1,722 records · best May, Jun
Romania1,718 records · best May, Jun
Slovenia1,637 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus1,570 records · best Apr, Mar
Kazakhstan1,348 records · best May, Jun
Georgia1,257 records · best May, Jun
Ukraine1,166 records · best Apr, May
North Macedonia1,137 records · best May, Jun
Azerbaijan867 records · best May, Jun
Albania631 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro511 records · best May, Apr
Palestine489 records · best Apr, Mar
Uzbekistan455 records · best May, Jun
Kyrgyzstan414 records · best May, Jun
Egypt397 records · best Apr, Mar
Bosnia and Herzegovina391 records · best May, Jun
Kuwait378 records · best Apr, May
Algeria265 records · best May, Apr
Malta246 records · best Apr, Sep
Oman234 records · best Oct, Sep
Armenia205 records · best May, Jun
Kosovo200 records · best May, Jun
Tajikistan169 records · best May, Jun
Jordan165 records · best Apr, Mar
Benin149 records · best Feb, Apr
Tunisia147 records · best Apr, May
Qatar146 records · best Sep, May
Saudi Arabia143 records · best Apr, Sep
Lebanon135 records · best Apr, May
Andorra74 records · best Aug, May
Liberia73 records · best Jan, Nov
Mauritania43 records · best Sep, Apr
Iraq41 records · best Apr, May
Turkmenistan32 records · best May, Apr
Burkina Faso30 records · best Oct, Dec
Libya28 records · best Apr, Sep
Central African Republic23 records · best Feb, Dec
Afghanistan19 records · best Jul, Aug
Togo16 records · best Nov, Dec
Liechtenstein13 records · best Jun, May
Djibouti12 records · best Sep, May
San Marino10 records · best May, Apr
Bahrain10 records · best Apr, May
Syria10 records · best Apr, May
Iceland9 records · best Apr, Sep
South Sudan7 records · best Nov, Dec
Mali6 records · best Oct, Sep
Monaco2 records · best Apr, May
São Tomé and Príncipe2 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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