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Common nightingale

(Luscinia megarhynchos)

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Description

The common nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos),also known as rufous 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Muscicapidae
Genus:Luscinia
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