Nightingale | Facts & Information

# Nightingale | Facts & Information

Nightingale | Discover Fascinating Facts and 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.

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

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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)

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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.

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Reproduction

Sexual maturity is reached at the age of one year.

The nesting season starts in mid-May.

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