OTHER NAMES: Sprosser
Latin Etymology: Luscinia ("Nightingale") luscinia ("Nightingale")
Adult Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia) near Side, Antalya, Turkey - March 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: g/kg / Length: 16cm / Wingspan: 18cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Interestingly, despite their names in English, the Thrush Nightingale is actually the species that would be more familar to Carl Linneaus as a naturalist in Sweden, hence why it's binomial is functionally nightingale nightingale. North East Europe represents the very West most point of their range which extends into central Russia an Kazakstan.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Luscinia
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
TURKEY - Turkish: Ardıç bülbülü ("Juniper Mockingbird")
- ANTALYA 2025 TRIP - One near Side
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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