
The common nightingale or simply nightingale, 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.
Similar species: Perching Birds
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Uploaded May 2, 2015. Captured Apr 15, 2015 06:59 in River Lane, Saint Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 6RD, UK.
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