Nightingale

Information about Nightingale Name: Nightingale Scientific name: Luscinia Magarhynchos Habitat: open woodland and scrub Diet: Omnivorous Food: fruits, seeds, insects, etc. Size: 14cm-16.5 cm (5.5-6.5

Nightingale

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Name: Nightingale
Scientific name: Luscinia Magarhynchos
Habitat: open woodland and scrub
Diet: Omnivorous
Food: fruits, seeds, insects, etc.
Size: 14cm-16.5 cm (5.5-6.5 in)
Wingspan: 20 – 22 cm (7.9-9 in)
Weight: 15g – 22g (0.5 oz – 0.7 oz)
Speed: 29km / h (18mph)
Life: 1 – 3 years
Reproduction: 3 eggs
Live: Solitary
Colors: brown, cream
Predators: cats, mice, lizards
Features: small pussy
Information about Nightingale
The Nightingale is a bird somehow forgotten nowadays, but cherished over time for its melodious voice. With modest colorful plumage, this little fly has always been regarded as the symbol bird of romance.
For its beautiful voice, spontaneous and creative trills, the Nightingale has always been a source of inspiration for numerous poets and musicians.
Today, the bird that was once kept in golden cages by kings and emperors, has come to see its existence threatened by the cruelty and greed of man.
Nightingale species
Red-bellied Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
Read Also the flight of birds
Food
The food consists mostly of adult insects and larvae, spiders, snails, other small invertebrates, fruits and sometimes seeds. It feeds both from the soil and from the foliage layer.
See also bird mating
Reproduction
Sexual maturity is reached at the age of one year.
the nesting season starts in mid-May.

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