Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Bilbili |
| Arabic | هزار شائع |
| Armenian | Հարավային սոխակ |
| Asturian | Reiseñor común |
| Azerbaijani | Cənub bülbülü |
| Basque | Urretxindor arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Южен славей |
| Catalan | rossinyol comú |
| Chinese (SIM) | 新疆歌鸲 |
| Croatian | slavuj |
| Czech | slavík obecný |
| Danish | Sydlig Nattergal |
| Dutch | Nachtegaal |
| English | Common Nightingale |
| English (AVI) | Common Nightingale |
| English (United States) | Common Nightingale |
| Estonian | lõunaööbik |
| Faroese | Suðurnáttargali |
| Finnish | etelänsatakieli |
| French | Rossignol philomèle |
| French (Canada) | Rossignol philomèle |
| Galician | Rousinol común |
| Georgian | ჩვეულებრივი ბულბული |
| German | Nachtigall |
| Greek | (Κοινό) Αηδόνι |
| Hebrew | זמיר הירדן |
| Hungarian | Fülemüle |
| Icelandic | Næturgali |
| Italian | Usignolo |
| Japanese | サヨナキドリ |
| Kazakh | Оңтүстік бұлбұлы |
| Kyrgyz | Булбул |
| Latvian | Rietumu lakstīgala |
| Lithuanian | Vakarinė lakštingala |
| Mongolian | Зулбаран гургалдай |
| Norwegian | sørnattergal |
| Persian | بلبل هزاردستان |
| Polish | słowik rdzawy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Rouxinol |
| Romanian | Privighetoare roșcată |
| Russian | Южный соловей |
| Serbian | Mali slavuj |
| Slovak | slávik obyčajný |
| Slovenian | Slavec |
| Spanish | Ruiseñor Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ruiseñor común |
| Swedish | sydnäktergal |
| Turkish | Bülbül |
| Ukrainian | Соловейко західний |
Revision Notes
David D. L. Goodman updated the Introduction. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structures page. Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Luscinia megarhynchos Brehm, 1831
Definitions
- LUSCINIA
- luscinia
- megarhyncha / megarhynchos / megarhynchus
The Key to Scientific Names
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Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.1 — Published July 25, 2025
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.1
- Partial Revision
- July 25, 2025
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Authors
Nigel Collar, David Christie, David D. L. Goodman, Peter Pyle, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
David D. L. Goodman, Peter Pyle, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Collar, N., D. A. Christie, D. D. L. Goodman, P. Pyle, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2025). Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.comnig1.01.1
Revision Notes
David D. L. Goodman updated the Introduction. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structures page. Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Authors
Nigel Collar and David Christie
Recommended Citation
Collar, N. and D. A. Christie (2020). Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.comnig1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 13, 2013
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Authors
Nigel Collar and David Christie
Revisors
David Christie
Recommended Citation
Collar, N. and D. A. Christie (2013). Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
