Common Nightingale

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25393
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Summary

Common Nightingale is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,234 views/month, #274 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Luscinia[6]
  • Taxon name: Luscinia megarhynchos[7]
  • Commons category: Luscinia megarhynchos[8]
  • Commons gallery: Luscinia megarhynchos[9]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], The New Student's Reference Work[11]
  • Short name: L. megarhynchos[12]
  • Taxon common name: Common Nightingale[13], Nachtigall[14], Ruiseñor común[15], Rossignol philomèle[16], Usignolo[17], Nachtegaal[18], Sydlig Nattergal[19], Sørnattergal[20], Южный соловей[21], サヨナキドリ[22], rouxinol[23], rossinyol comú[24], sydnäktergal[25], lõunaööbik[26]
  • Wingspan: 24 cm[27]
  • Mass: 2.65 g[28]

Body

Identifiers

Common Nightingale's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 383689[29]. Common Nightingale's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7660710[30]. Common Nightingale's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560897[31].

Why It Matters

Common Nightingale has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Common Nightingale receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → nightingale
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: nightingale, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952670|nightingale (#289952670)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0382663-slavik-obecny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0382663-slavik-obecny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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